पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 27, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.17°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra80.71°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.76°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha152.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra151.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani136.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:50
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866240.27
Julian Day2454705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.87°
🪷 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 (23.9739°), declination 9.99°, EoT -1.12 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: 2008-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)