पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 22, 2024 CE

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BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra199.35°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.82°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha13.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra33.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:26
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:45
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:04 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 05:04 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871987.27
Julian Day2460452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.45°
🪷 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 (24.1937°), declination 20.45°, EoT 3.47 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: 2024-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)