पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha198.24°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.83°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:26
Yamaganda11:35 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:58
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:43 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:11 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:35 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:03 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:58 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:58 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:03 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:35 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:11 – 05:43 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872859.27
Julian Day2461324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.68°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.96°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)