पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 20, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra251.05°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.29°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha222.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra200.96°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani157.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:51
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:07 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:41 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:03 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:41 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866690.27
Julian Day2455155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.90°
🪷 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 (23.9911°), declination -19.68°, EoT 13.70 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: 2009-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)