पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 4, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.94°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra55.38°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.40°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha181.51°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra164.08°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani272.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:32
Varjyam06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:21 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:45 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:45 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:21 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:56 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870692.27
Julian Day2459157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.51°
🪷 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 (24.1442°), declination -15.46°, EoT 16.33 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: 2020-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)