पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 2, 2022 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.12°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra357.32°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha346.71°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani298.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla05:41 – 07:14
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 Kāla05:41 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:05 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:41 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871206.27
Julian Day2459671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.15°
🪷 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 (24.1638°), declination 4.86°, EoT -4.03 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: 2022-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)