पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 14, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.81°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra294.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.94°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha201.41°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra222.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani197.15°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:29
Varjyam06:14 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:24 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:45 (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)1868114.27
Julian Day2456579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.69°
🪷 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 (24.0456°), declination -8.14°, EoT 14.65 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: 2013-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)