पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra25.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha292.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra274.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani314.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:12
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871891.27
Julian Day2460356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.39°
🪷 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 (24.1900°), declination -12.56°, EoT -14.54 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: 2024-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)