पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 16, 2011 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	148.83°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	8.75°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.92°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	137.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	157.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	172.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:11 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:47 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla	07:06 – 08:39
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:39 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:11 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:19 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:51 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:47 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:11 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:39 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:06 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867355.27
Julian Day	2455820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	223.47°

🪷 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 (24.0165°), declination 2.84°, EoT 5.87 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: 2011-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)