पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 5, 2020 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.13°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra22.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.35°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha193.37°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra128.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani271.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:34
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:41 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:32 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870662.27
Julian Day2459127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.73°
🪷 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 (24.1430°), declination -4.85°, EoT 12.39 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: 2020-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)