पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 3, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.12°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra59.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha217.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.20°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra149.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani57.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:19 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 14:21
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:19 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:57 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:57 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:19 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874708.27
Julian Day2463173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.97°
🪷 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 (24.2978°), declination -14.94°, EoT 16.38 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: 2031-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)