पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 29, 2023 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।

"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.47°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	336.19°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.72°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	145.50°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	117.61°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	307.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:08 – 11:38
Yamaganda	14:38 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla	07:08 – 08:38
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:38 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:08 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:38 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:08 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:38 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:08 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:38 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:08 – 17:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:38 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:08 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:38 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:08 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:38 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:08 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:38 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:08 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871751.27
Julian Day	2460216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.87°

🪷 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 (24.1847°), declination -2.25°, EoT 10.52 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: 2023-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)