पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 21, 2024 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.94°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	53.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.97°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	196.69°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.89°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	219.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	319.14°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:28 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:14 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:07 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla	12:59 – 14:25
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:48 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:14 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:07 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:33 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:59 – 14:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:25 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:52 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:18 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:52 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:25 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:59 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:33 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:07 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:14 – 05:48 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872139.27
Julian Day	2460604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.35°

🪷 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 (24.1995°), declination -10.81°, EoT 15.83 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: 2024-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)