पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 15, 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.83°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra136.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha163.30°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra156.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani154.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:28
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:07
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:01 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:28 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:28 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:45 (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)1866654.27
Julian Day2455119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.08°
🪷 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 -8.50°, EoT 14.86 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: 2009-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)