पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.94°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra95.82°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.94°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha180.43°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani282.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:37 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:39
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871023.27
Julian Day2459488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.76°
🪷 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 (24.1568°), declination -3.21°, EoT 11.17 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: 2021-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)