पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra160.51°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani221.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:48
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:42 – 17:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:05 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:42 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 06:02 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868874.27
Julian Day2457339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.69°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.83°, EoT 15.26 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: 2015-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)