पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra123.77°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha134.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.89°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra123.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani237.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:46
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869549.27
Julian Day2458014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.88°
🪷 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 (24.1004°), declination 1.86°, EoT 6.61 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: 2017-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)