पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.79°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha314.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani315.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:02
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:51 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871903.27
Julian Day2460368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.42°
🪷 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 (24.1905°), declination -8.22°, EoT -13.22 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: 2024-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)