पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 13, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.37°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	41.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	49.45°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.73°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	40.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	289.30°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 15:03
Yamaganda	05:08 – 06:47
Gulika Kāla	08:27 – 10:06
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:08 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:47 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:27 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:06 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:45 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:03 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:43 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:22 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:43 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:03 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:45 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:06 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:27 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:47 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870882.27
Julian Day	2459347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	15.58°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 18.40°, EoT 3.75 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: 2021-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)