पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra133.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.86°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.09°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra178.57°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani193.18°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:55
Yamaganda05:31 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:13
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:31 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:31 (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 Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868075.27
Julian Day2456540.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.27°
🪷 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 (24.0441°), declination 6.81°, EoT 1.85 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: 2013-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)