पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 9, 2014 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra135.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.50°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha38.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra342.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani205.86°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:45
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:28
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:10 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:28 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:28 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868321.27
Julian Day2456786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.40°
🪷 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 (24.0535°), declination 17.29°, EoT 3.63 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: 2014-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)