पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra340.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.28°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha172.58°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.36°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra195.88°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani194.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:39
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:36 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868090.27
Julian Day2456555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.96°
🪷 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 (24.0446°), declination 1.09°, EoT 7.35 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: 2013-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)