पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 28, 2009 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	271.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	147.79°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.88°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	135.06°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	152.04°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:08 – 08:38
Yamaganda	10:09 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla	13:09 – 14:39
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866637.27
Julian Day	2455102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	109.19°

🪷 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 (23.9891°), declination -2.01°, EoT 10.18 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: 2009-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)