पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 1, 2031 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	287.67°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	36.52°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	192.62°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	274.01°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	312.07°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	37.57°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:16 – 10:39
Yamaganda	13:26 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	06:29 – 07:53
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:29 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:53 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:39 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:26 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:12 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:36 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:12 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:26 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:16 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:53 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874433.27
Julian Day	2462898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.71°

🪷 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 (24.2872°), declination -17.20°, EoT -13.69 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: 2031-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)