पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.34°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.46°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha129.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 07:01
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870975.27
Julian Day2459440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.27°
🪷 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 (24.1550°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 2021-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)