पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra278.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.15°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha124.57°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.96°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra105.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 18:04
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:30
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:04 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869534.27
Julian Day2457999.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.01°
🪷 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 (24.0999°), declination 7.54°, EoT 1.15 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: 2017-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)