पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.91°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra142.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.85°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha207.20°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.53°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra227.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani318.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 14:23
Varjyam06:20 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:57 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:57 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872146.27
Julian Day2460611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.29°
🪷 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 (24.1998°), declination -13.23°, EoT 16.40 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: 2024-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)