पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 13, 2022 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।

"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.52°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.01°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	158.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	172.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	294.57°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:31 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:02 – 14:29
Yamaganda	05:44 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla	08:39 – 10:07
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:44 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:12 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:39 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:07 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:34 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:02 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:29 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:57 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:25 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:57 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:29 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:02 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:34 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:07 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:39 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:12 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871400.27
Julian Day	2459865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.16°

🪷 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 (24.1712°), declination -7.70°, EoT 14.44 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: 2022-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)