पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 3, 2022 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।

"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	256.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.23°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	149.85°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	294.82°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:09 – 08:39
Yamaganda	10:08 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:35
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:40 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:09 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:39 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:08 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:37 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:35 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:05 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:34 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:05 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:35 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:37 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:08 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:39 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:09 – 05:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871390.27
Julian Day	2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.11°

🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)