पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 28, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.44°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	153.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	49.68°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	323.44°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.28°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	343.60°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	286.92°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:31 – 18:03
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla	14:59 – 16:31
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:46 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:18 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:50 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:27 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:59 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:31 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:03 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:31 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:59 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:27 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:50 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:18 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870836.27
Julian Day	2459301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.81°

🪷 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 (24.1497°), declination 3.01°, EoT -5.62 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: 2021-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)