पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 31, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra262.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.23°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha159.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra101.09°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani148.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:58
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:30 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866609.27
Julian Day2455074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.36°
🪷 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 (23.9880°), declination 8.65°, EoT 0.15 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: 2009-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)