पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 18, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra240.74°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha125.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani164.04°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:02
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877919.27
Julian Day2466384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.50°
🪷 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 (24.4206°), declination 12.94°, EoT -3.53 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: 2040-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)