पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra212.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.47°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra0.79°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani306.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:29 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:58
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:28 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871551.27
Julian Day2460016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.67°
🪷 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 (24.1770°), declination -3.09°, EoT -10.22 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: 2023-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)