पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra321.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.52°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha165.51°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.02°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra129.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani204.30°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:19
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868444.27
Julian Day2456909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.13°
🪷 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 (24.0582°), declination 5.41°, 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: 2014-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)