पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra175.84°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha136.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.60°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra187.54°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani248.34°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:44
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Labha05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869908.27
Julian Day2458373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (24.1142°), declination 4.26°, EoT 4.38 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: 2018-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)