पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.62°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra162.43°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.92°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:18
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:41
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:02 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:15 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:15 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:02 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871711.27
Julian Day2460176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.18°
🪷 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 (24.1831°), declination 12.58°, EoT -3.05 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: 2023-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)