पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 17, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.30°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra53.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.29°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha191.36°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.75°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra195.53°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani176.28°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:27
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:46 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867386.27
Julian Day2455851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.06°
🪷 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 (24.0177°), declination -9.06°, EoT 15.23 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: 2011-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)