पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 8, 2017 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 14.27 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
"14.27 For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra171.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha0.64°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.25°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra340.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani242.74°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:49 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 15:02
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:11 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:49 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:49 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869416.27
Julian Day2457881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.49°
🪷 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 (24.0954°), declination 17.10°, EoT 3.58 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: 2017-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)