पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 14, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.93°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra173.48°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha203.89°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.90°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra176.73°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani12.40°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:42
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:56
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:19 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:05 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:19 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:56 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 06:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873624.27
Julian Day2462089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.78°
🪷 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 (24.2563°), declination -18.31°, EoT 15.07 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: 2028-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)