पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.03°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra342.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha168.82°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.01°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra211.76°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani228.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)16:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:59
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 Kāla08:40 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:01 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:12
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:45 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869211.27
Julian Day2457676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.09°
🪷 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 (24.0875°), declination -8.61°, 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: 2016-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)