पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 12, 2022 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 11.48 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै

र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः।

एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके

द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।
"11.48 Not by study of the scriptures, not by sacrifice or gift, not by ritual or rigorous austerity, is it possible for man on earth to see what thou hast seen, O thou foremost hero of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.46°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra66.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra210.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani294.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:10
Yamaganda12:56 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:24
Varjyam06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:01 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:10 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:56 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:19 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:43 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:06 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:43 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:19 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:56 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:10 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871430.27
Julian Day2459895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.72°
🪷 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 (24.1724°), declination -17.64°, EoT 15.43 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: 2022-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)