पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 19, 2021 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।

"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.07°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	80.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	4.59°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.34°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	10.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	288.43°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:01 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:12 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:24 – 15:00
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:25 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:01 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:12 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:24 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:00 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:36 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:11 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:36 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:24 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:12 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:01 – 05:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870858.27
Julian Day	2459323.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.62°

🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 11.19°, EoT 0.74 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: 2021-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)