पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 15, 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.88°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra176.37°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha4.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.51°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra4.79°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani166.89°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:23
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla15:04 – 16:43
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:07 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:47 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:26 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:04 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:04 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:26 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:47 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867231.27
Julian Day2455696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.61°
🪷 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 (24.0118°), declination 18.74°, EoT 3.76 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: 2011-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)