पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 21, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.28°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra104.26°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha197.50°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra200.50°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani176.77°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:40
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:48 (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)1867390.27
Julian Day2455855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.80°
🪷 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 (24.0179°), declination -10.51°, EoT 15.83 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: 2011-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)