पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 6, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.92°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.46°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha158.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.10°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra165.45°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani166.08°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:54
Yamaganda05:32 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:13
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:32 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 05:32 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877938.27
Julian Day2466403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.07°
🪷 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 (24.4213°), declination 6.26°, EoT 2.20 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: 2040-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)