पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 23, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra249.30°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha166.15°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani184.23°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:44
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:42 – 16:13
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:37 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:42 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:13 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:44 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:13 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:42 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867728.27
Julian Day2456193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.26°
🪷 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 (24.0308°), declination -0.17°, EoT 8.44 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: 2012-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)