पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 23, 2015 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 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.52°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra64.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.07°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra48.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani219.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 15:00
Yamaganda05:22 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:11
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:58 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:58 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868670.27
Julian Day2457135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.72°
🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.37°, EoT 1.60 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: 2015-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)