पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 2, 2020 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 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra123.20°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha14.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra55.21°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 10:08
Yamaganda13:24 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:14 – 06:52
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:14 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:30 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:30 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870506.27
Julian Day2458971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.46°
🪷 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 (24.1370°), declination 15.47°, EoT 3.04 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: 2020-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)