पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 9, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.56°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha125.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani171.77°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:39
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:12 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:59 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:12 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:32 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867348.27
Julian Day2455813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.24°
🪷 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 (24.0163°), declination 5.51°, EoT 3.28 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: 2011-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)