पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।
"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra318.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha289.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra336.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani304.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:22
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:29
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:44 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:48 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:44 – 06:18 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871531.27
Julian Day2459996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.34°
🪷 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 (24.1762°), declination -10.71°, EoT -14.19 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: 2023-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)