पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra273.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha129.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:52
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:18 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871692.27
Julian Day2460157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.46°
🪷 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 (24.1824°), declination 18.12°, EoT -6.02 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: 2023-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)