पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 2, 2021 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 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra265.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.78°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha31.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra26.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani289.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:17
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:39
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:15 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:52 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:08 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:23 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:17 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:23 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:52 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870871.27
Julian Day2459336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1510°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.39°
🪷 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 (24.1510°), declination 15.40°, 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: 2021-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)