पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 8, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।

कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.08°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra91.62°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.93°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha336.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.38°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra308.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani207.96°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:33
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:25
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868290.27
Julian Day2456755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.88°
🪷 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 (24.0523°), declination 7.11°, EoT -2.19 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: 2014-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)