पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 21, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.48°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra320.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha201.99°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.86°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.14°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani249.89°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:18
Yamaganda11:33 – 12:59
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 15:52
Varjyam06:17 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:40 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:59 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:26 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:52 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:18 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:52 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:26 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:59 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:40 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:48 (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)1869947.27
Julian Day2458412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.36°
🪷 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 (24.1157°), declination -10.62°, EoT 15.83 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: 2018-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)