पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 25, 2009 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 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra9.76°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha31.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra336.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:10
Yamaganda13:24 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:57
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:57 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:10 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:10 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:57 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866481.27
Julian Day2454946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.42°
🪷 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 (23.9831°), declination 13.18°, EoT 1.98 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: 2009-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)