पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 31, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.01°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.35°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha178.52°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra230.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani144.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:32
Yamaganda14:22 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:43
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:32 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:22 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:22 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:32 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866305.27
Julian Day2454770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.97°
🪷 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 (23.9764°), declination -14.17°, EoT 16.45 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: 2008-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)