पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 4, 2040 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।

"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	292.44°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.82°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	23.17°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.10°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	12.02°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	161.00°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:07 – 11:46
Yamaganda	15:02 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla	06:51 – 08:29
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:13 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:51 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:29 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:07 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:46 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:24 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:02 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:40 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:18 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:40 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:02 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:24 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:46 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:07 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:29 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:51 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877813.27
Julian Day	2466278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.08°

🪷 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 (24.4165°), declination 16.10°, EoT 3.26 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: 2040-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)