पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 21, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra336.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.99°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha14.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra49.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani108.76°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:25
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:45
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876369.27
Julian Day2464834.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.09°
🪷 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 (24.3613°), declination 20.27°, EoT 3.54 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: 2036-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)