पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 27, 2008 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 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.33°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra132.36°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.08°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha178.58°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra189.48°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani140.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:09
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:39
Gulika Kāla05:38 – 07:08
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:38 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:08 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:09 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:39 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:39 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:09 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:08 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866271.27
Julian Day2454736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.97°
🪷 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 (23.9751°), declination -1.71°, EoT 9.84 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: 2008-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)