पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra132.41°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha131.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.13°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra185.44°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani248.32°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:58
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Udveg05:32 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:06 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:12 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:58 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:06 – 05:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869905.27
Julian Day2458370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1141°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.80°
🪷 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 (24.1141°), declination 5.39°, EoT 3.28 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: 2018-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)