पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 11, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.59°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra27.57°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha185.76°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.78°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra169.70°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani207.23°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:03 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla05:43 – 07:11
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:43 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 13:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:03 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:03 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868476.27
Julian Day2456941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.51°
🪷 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 (24.0594°), declination -6.93°, EoT 13.99 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: 2014-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)