पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.13 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।
"16.13 This I have gained today; tomorrow I will gratify another desire; this wealth is mine now, the rest shall be mine ere long;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.13'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.21°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra357.50°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.67°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha350.25°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra2.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani288.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:59
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:31 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:31 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870851.27
Julian Day2459316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.58°
🪷 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 (24.1502°), declination 8.70°, EoT -1.04 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: 2021-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)