पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 14, 2029 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	329.48°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	316.87°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	317.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	326.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:59 – 13:29
Yamaganda	07:29 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 11:59
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:59 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:29 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:59 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:29 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:58 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:28 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:58 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:28 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:58 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:29 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:59 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:59 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:29 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873744.27
Julian Day	2462209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	347.99°

🪷 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 (24.2609°), declination -2.49°, EoT -9.94 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: 2029-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)