पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 16, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra219.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha170.66°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.00°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani99.78°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:28
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:28 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:22 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:28 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:45 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875786.27
Julian Day2464251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.59°
🪷 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 (24.3390°), declination -8.85°, EoT 15.05 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: 2034-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)