पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 22, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.68°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra190.39°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.85°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha206.93°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.13°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra165.59°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani332.18°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 12:59
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:33
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:59 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:59 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:48 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872505.27
Julian Day2460970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.64°
🪷 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 (24.2135°), declination -11.08°, EoT 15.95 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: 2025-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)