पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 25, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra105.16°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.74°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha178.97°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra187.04°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani140.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:41
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:09
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:08 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:42 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:08 – 05:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866269.27
Julian Day2454734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.87°
🪷 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 (23.9750°), declination -0.93°, EoT 9.15 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: 2008-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)