पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 12, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।

वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra94.91°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.52°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha146.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra101.69°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani183.05°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:44
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867717.27
Julian Day2456182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.87°
🪷 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 (24.0304°), declination 4.08°, EoT 4.38 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: 2012-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)