पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 7, 2018 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 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.62°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra141.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha180.83°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.04°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.58°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.07°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:02 – 17:30
Yamaganda11:36 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:33 – 16:02
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:10 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:33 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:02 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:02 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:33 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:10 – 05:42 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869933.27
Julian Day2458398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.84°
🪷 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 (24.1151°), declination -5.42°, EoT 12.96 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: 2018-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)