पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.39 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।

ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।4.39।।
"4.39 He who is full of faith attains wisdom, and he too who can control his senses, having attained that wisdom, he shall ere long attain Supreme Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra5.99°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.09°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha177.01°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra178.49°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani139.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:46
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:10
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:49 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866262.27
Julian Day2454727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.17°
🪷 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 (23.9747°), declination 1.79°, EoT 6.61 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: 2008-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)