पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 9, 2016 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।

"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.10°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	260.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	253.56°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	158.53°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.72°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	204.47°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	227.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:12 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:12 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:00 – 17:28
Yamaganda	11:35 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla	14:32 – 16:00
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:43 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:39 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:07 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:35 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:03 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:32 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:00 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:28 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:00 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:32 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:03 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:35 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:07 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:39 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869205.27
Julian Day	2457670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.02°

🪷 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 (24.0873°), declination -6.36°, EoT 13.49 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: 2016-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)