पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 29, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.76°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra314.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha186.83°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.90°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra173.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani155.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:57 – 14:22
Yamaganda05:52 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:07
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:52 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:32 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:57 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:22 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:47 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:12 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:47 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:22 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:57 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:32 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:52 (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)1866668.27
Julian Day2455133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.19°
🪷 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 (23.9903°), declination -13.44°, EoT 16.43 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: 2009-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)