पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 26, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.76°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra278.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.40°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha181.79°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra169.70°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani155.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:58 – 14:23
Varjyam06:19 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:53

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: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Amṛta05:51 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:58 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:58 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866665.27
Julian Day2455130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.18°
🪷 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 (23.9901°), declination -12.43°, EoT 16.30 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: 2009-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)