पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 19, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra248.17°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.87°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.63°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra319.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani100.43°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:48
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:25 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865379.27
Julian Day2453844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9410°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.36°
🪷 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 (23.9410°), declination 11.07°, EoT 0.74 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: 2006-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)