पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.29°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra316.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.45°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha174.29°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.79°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:39
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:39 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867733.27
Julian Day2456198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.87°
🪷 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 (24.0310°), declination -2.11°, EoT 10.18 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: 2012-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)