पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 1, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.01°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra306.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.61°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha147.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra138.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani152.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:37
Yamaganda05:39 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:08
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:39 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:06 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:06 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:39 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866640.27
Julian Day2455105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.97°
🪷 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 (23.9892°), declination -3.17°, EoT 11.17 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: 2009-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)