पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 21, 2009 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.79°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	218.20°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	98.03°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	173.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.59°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	163.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	154.80°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:28 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 12:59
Yamaganda	07:14 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla	10:07 – 11:33
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:48 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:40 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:07 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:33 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:59 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:25 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:52 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:18 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:52 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:25 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:59 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:33 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:07 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:40 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:14 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866660.27
Julian Day	2455125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.22°

🪷 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 (23.9900°), declination -10.68°, EoT 15.83 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: 2009-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)