पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 29, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.01°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra192.85°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.95°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha175.51°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra228.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani144.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:32
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:52 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:22 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:12 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:22 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:52 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866303.27
Julian Day2454768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.55°
🪷 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 (23.9763°), declination -13.52°, EoT 16.43 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: 2008-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)