पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · September 18, 2040 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra294.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.35°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha175.37°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.64°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra180.08°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani167.47°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:17
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:14
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877950.27
Julian Day2466415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.28°
🪷 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 (24.4218°), declination 1.69°, EoT 6.61 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: 2040-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)