पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 14, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra209.82°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.60°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha345.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.14°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra2.39°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani39.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:59
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874474.27
Julian Day2462939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.82°
🪷 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 (24.2888°), declination -2.68°, 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: 2031-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)