पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 15, 2024 CE

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BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।

"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	323.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	187.32°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.07°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	212.12°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	319.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:28 – 15:55
Yamaganda	08:40 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla	11:34 – 13:01
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:45 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:12 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:40 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:07 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:34 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:01 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:28 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:55 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:23 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:55 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:28 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:34 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:07 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:40 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:12 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872133.27
Julian Day	2460598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.52°

🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -8.64°, EoT 14.86 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2024-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)