पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 21, 2034 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 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra246.60°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha179.58°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra189.68°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani97.92°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:43
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:10
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:46 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875761.27
Julian Day2464226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.54°
🪷 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 (24.3380°), declination 0.74°, EoT 7.71 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: 2034-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)