पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 26, 2009 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।

"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	159.10°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	247.35°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	148.65°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.99°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	132.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	151.79°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:39 – 10:09
Yamaganda	13:10 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla	05:38 – 07:08
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:38 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:08 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:39 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:09 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:39 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:10 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:40 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:10 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:41 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:10 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:40 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:10 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:39 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:09 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:39 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:08 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866635.27
Julian Day	2455100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.77°

🪷 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 (23.9890°), declination -1.23°, EoT 9.50 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: 2009-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)