पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 16, 2040 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.55°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra347.69°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.30°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha312.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani166.30°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:54
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:38
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:45 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877735.27
Julian Day2466200.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.70°
🪷 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 (24.4135°), declination -12.52°, EoT -14.54 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: 2040-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)