पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 17, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.46°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha191.37°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.44°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:42
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:57
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:05 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:19 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:19 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872896.27
Julian Day2461361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.47°
🪷 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 (24.2285°), declination -18.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)