पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 16, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.57°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra281.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.14°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha177.63°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.44°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra198.01°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani165.33°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:01 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:12
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:45 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:22 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867020.27
Julian Day2455485.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.95°
🪷 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 (24.0037°), declination -8.78°, EoT 15.05 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: 2010-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)