पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.58 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि।अथ चेत्त्वमहङ्कारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि।।18.58।।
"18.58 Fix but thy mind on Me, and by My grace thou shalt overcome the obstacles in thy path. But if, misled by pride, thou wilt not listen, then indeed thou shalt be lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.58's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.30°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra199.57°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha159.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra131.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani218.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:28
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:07
Varjyam06:14 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:01 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:28 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:28 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868845.27
Julian Day2457310.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.61°
🪷 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 (24.0735°), declination -8.33°, EoT 14.86 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: 2015-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)