पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 1, 2041 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha288.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.61°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra340.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani178.59°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:06
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878114.27
Julian Day2466579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4280°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.52°
🪷 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 (24.4280°), declination -7.51°, EoT -13.04 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: 2041-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)