पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 1, 2011 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	213.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.01°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	165.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	14.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	175.65°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	174.34°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:38 – 10:08
Yamaganda	13:07 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla	05:39 – 07:09
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:39 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:09 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:38 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:08 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:38 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:07 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:37 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:06 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:36 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:06 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:37 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:07 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:38 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:08 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:38 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:09 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867370.27
Julian Day	2455835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.33°

🪷 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 (24.0171°), declination -2.99°, EoT 11.17 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: 2011-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)