पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 2, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.68°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra156.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.17°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha179.44°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra242.33°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:21 – 15:46
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 12:57
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:32 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:21 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:21 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:32 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871055.27
Julian Day2459520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.27°
🪷 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 (24.1580°), declination -14.76°, EoT 16.42 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: 2021-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)