पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 28, 1998 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śūla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 190.58° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 275.30° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 138.57° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 209.90° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 324.78° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 190.07° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| शनि Śani | 5.91° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
☀️ Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:51 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:13 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:32 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:45 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 22:37 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:21 – 05:06 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:55 – 05:51 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:10 – 11:55 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:26 – 14:11 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:01 – 17:25 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:13 – 17:42 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:58 – 18:43 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:10 – 23:55 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:32 – 12:58 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:17 – 08:42 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:07 – 11:32 |
| Varjyam | 06:20 – 06:38 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:31 – 08:53 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:51 – 07:17 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:17 – 08:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:42 – 10:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:07 – 11:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:32 – 12:58 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 12:58 – 14:23 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:23 – 15:48 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 15:48 – 17:13 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:13 – 18:48 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 18:48 – 20:23 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:23 – 21:58 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 21:58 – 23:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:32 – 01:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:07 – 02:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:42 – 04:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:17 – 05:51 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5100 · Kali-5100 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862649.27 · 5099.8 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451114.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8365° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 88.75° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8365°) · declination -12.99° · EoT 16.40 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1998-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)