पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 5, 2044 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1451

Malayalam Era: 1220

Nanakshahi: 575

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	118.42°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	353.46°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	282.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	50.35°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	212.46°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:12
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	13:24 – 15:02
Yamaganda	05:12 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla	08:29 – 10:07
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:12 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:51 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:29 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:07 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:45 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:02 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:40 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:18 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:40 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:02 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:45 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:07 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:29 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:51 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1879275.27
Julian Day	2467740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.28°

🪷 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 (24.4724°), declination 16.39°, EoT 3.35 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: 2044-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)