पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 21, 2016 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.7 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Sambhavāmi Yuge Yuge · Krishna's avatāra-anchor

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।

"4.7 Whenever spirituality decays and materialism is rampant, then, O Arjuna, I reincarnate Myself!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	174.47°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	26.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	139.01°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	354.66°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	231.55°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 15:00
Yamaganda	05:23 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla	08:35 – 10:11
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Śubha	05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:59 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:35 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:11 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:48 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:00 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:36 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:12 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:36 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:48 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:11 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:35 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:59 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869034.27
Julian Day	2457499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	167.34°

🪷 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 (24.0807°), declination 11.95°, EoT 1.19 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: 2016-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)