पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 14, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.84°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra122.04°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.55°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha161.70°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra154.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani153.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:01
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:34
Varjyam06:14 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:01 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:01 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:45 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866653.27
Julian Day2455118.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.65°
🪷 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 (23.9897°), declination -8.13°, EoT 14.65 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: 2009-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)