पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 16, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra333.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.36°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha332.54°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra346.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani157.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:28
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:58 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866806.27
Julian Day2455271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.30°
🪷 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 (23.9955°), declination -1.85°, EoT -9.36 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: 2010-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)