पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 20, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra126.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.65°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha167.72°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.25°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani116.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:41
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:36 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:16 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:47 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:16 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865533.27
Julian Day2453998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.53°
🪷 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 (23.9468°), declination 1.21°, 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: 2006-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)