पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya356.73°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra236.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.83°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha15.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.39°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra35.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani309.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:33
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:25
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871580.27
Julian Day2460045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1781°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.32°
🪷 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 (24.1781°), declination 8.16°, EoT -1.32 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: 2023-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)