पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 18, 2040 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।

"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.85°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.26°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	305.47°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.65°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	313.97°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	164.35°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:19 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:29 – 18:00
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla	14:59 – 16:29
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:55 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:26 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:56 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:27 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:28 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:59 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:29 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:00 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:29 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:59 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:28 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:27 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:56 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:26 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877766.27
Julian Day	2466231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	60.82°

🪷 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 (24.4147°), declination -0.77°, EoT -8.76 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: 2040-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)