पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 4, 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 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.19°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra30.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha183.60°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra126.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani185.49°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:06 – 14:35
Yamaganda05:41 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:08
Varjyam06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:41 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:10 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:33 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:10 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867739.27
Julian Day2456204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 (24.0312°), declination -4.44°, EoT 12.10 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: 2012-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)