पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 1, 2023 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.17°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra54.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.12°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha201.16°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra147.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:32
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:54 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:22 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:22 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871784.27
Julian Day2460249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.48°
🪷 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 (24.1859°), declination -14.29°, EoT 16.44 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: 2023-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)