पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 20, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.76°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra201.38°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.20°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
बुध Budha230.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra187.82°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani275.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 06:59
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:25 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12934.73
Julian Day575530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.62°
🪷 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 (-47.8975°), declination 7.11°, EoT 7.35 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: -3137-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)