पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 28, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.61°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani212.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:55
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:20 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:42 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:03 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:42 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:20 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868524.27
Julian Day2456989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.80°
🪷 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 (24.0612°), declination -21.26°, EoT 11.22 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: 2014-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)