पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 9, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra185.51°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha155.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra183.22°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani193.53°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:52
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868079.27
Julian Day2456544.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.60°
🪷 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 (24.0442°), declination 5.31°, EoT 3.28 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: 2013-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)