पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.89°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra323.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.13°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha177.80°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.66°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra157.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani13.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:12
Yamaganda11:32 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:22 – 15:47
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:52 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:32 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:57 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:22 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:47 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:47 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:22 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:57 – 23:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:32 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:52 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873608.27
Julian Day2462073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2557°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.45°
🪷 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 (24.2557°), declination -13.57°, EoT 16.43 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: 2028-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)