पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 20, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra125.92°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha210.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani146.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:57 – 14:19
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:13
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Śubha06:07 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:57 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:19 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:41 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:03 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:41 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:19 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:57 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 06:07 (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 Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866325.27
Julian Day2454790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9771°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.73°
🪷 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 (23.9771°), declination -19.73°, EoT 13.70 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: 2008-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)