पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 4, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.40°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.15°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha301.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.41°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:26
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:26 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:26 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873734.27
Julian Day2462199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.63°
🪷 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 (24.2605°), declination -6.39°, EoT -12.45 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: 2029-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)