पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 19, 2028 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra156.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha174.16°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.07°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra109.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani16.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:16
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:13
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:48 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873568.27
Julian Day2462033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2542°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.74°
🪷 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 (24.2542°), declination 1.34°, EoT 6.98 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: 2028-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)