पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 4, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra45.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha298.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra351.29°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani144.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:01
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866429.27
Julian Day2454894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.62°
🪷 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 (23.9811°), declination -6.45°, EoT -12.45 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: 2009-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)