पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · October 16, 2037 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 7.26 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।

भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन।।7.26।।
"7.26 I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present and the future; but they do not know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
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)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra268.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha186.39°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.91°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra224.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani137.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:40
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Chala05:46 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:01 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:01 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876882.27
Julian Day2465347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.87°
🪷 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 (24.3809°), declination -8.95°, 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: 2037-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)