पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 9, 2025 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 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.67°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha222.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra188.07°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani331.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:07
Yamaganda11:33 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:20 – 15:43
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:46 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:56 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:20 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:43 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:07 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:43 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:20 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:56 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:46 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872523.27
Julian Day2460988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.27°
🪷 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 (24.2142°), declination -16.88°, EoT 15.87 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: 2025-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)