पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 1, 2022 CE

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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha292.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:25
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:29
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:11 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)
12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871174.27
Julian Day2459639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.62°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -7.66°, EoT -13.04 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: 2022-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)