पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 4, 2011 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra27.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha352.98°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.99°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra351.45°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani167.48°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:23
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:46
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867220.27
Julian Day2455685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.18°
🪷 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 (24.0114°), declination 15.81°, EoT 3.26 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: 2011-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)