पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 18, 2029 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra277.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.70°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha146.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.54°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra193.99°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani30.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:17
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:14
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 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 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 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 – 05:35 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873932.27
Julian Day2462397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.19°
🪷 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 (24.2681°), declination 1.82°, EoT 6.61 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: 2029-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)