पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra24.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha308.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani286.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 14:59
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:27
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870826.27
Julian Day2459291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.29°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1493°), declination -0.93°, EoT -8.76 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2021-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)