पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 28, 2009 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।

"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.91°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	52.90°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	340.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	34.05°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.95°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	337.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	141.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:01 – 16:38
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla	11:46 – 13:23
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:18 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:55 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:09 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:46 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:01 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:15 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:01 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:46 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:55 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866484.27
Julian Day	2454949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.85°

🪷 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 (23.9832°), declination 14.14°, EoT 2.49 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: 2009-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)