पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 12, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.96°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha197.02°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.66°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra208.87°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani72.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:57
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:35 – 13:02
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:35 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:02 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:02 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:35 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875052.27
Julian Day2463517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.42°
🪷 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 (24.3109°), declination -7.54°, EoT 14.22 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: 2032-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)