पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.17°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha169.14°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.23°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra121.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani15.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:39
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873578.27
Julian Day2462043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.40°
🪷 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 (24.2545°), declination -2.55°, EoT 10.52 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: 2028-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)