पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 19, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.93°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.66°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.39°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha163.51°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.54°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra145.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani14.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:00 – 14:26
Yamaganda05:47 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:07
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 Śubha05:47 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:40 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:33 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:00 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:26 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:19 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:26 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:00 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:33 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:40 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873598.27
Julian Day2462063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.03°
🪷 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 (24.2553°), declination -10.11°, EoT 15.55 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: 2028-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)