पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 19, 2017 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।

"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	181.75°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	172.87°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.26°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	188.33°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	187.45°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	161.43°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	239.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:29 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:00 – 14:26
Yamaganda	05:47 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla	08:40 – 10:07
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:47 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:14 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:40 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:07 – 11:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:33 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:00 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:26 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:53 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:19 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:53 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:26 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:00 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:33 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:07 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:40 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:14 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869580.27
Julian Day	2458045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.61°

🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.99°, EoT 15.55 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: 2017-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)