पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 13, 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.57°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra54.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha183.87°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra172.20°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani207.44°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 14:29
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 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 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:02 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:57 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 18:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:57 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:02 – 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 – 05:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868478.27
Julian Day2456943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.39°
🪷 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 (24.0595°), declination -7.68°, EoT 14.44 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: 2014-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)