पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.22°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra228.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.89°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha222.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra162.81°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.52°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:34
Varjyam06:31 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha06:03 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:19 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:42 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:05 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:42 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:19 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871798.27
Julian Day2460263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1865°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.76°
🪷 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 (24.1865°), declination -18.37°, EoT 14.88 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: 2023-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)