{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:2022-04-17:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2022-04-17","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2022-04-17","date_display":"April 17, 2022 CE","panchanga":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2022,"month":4,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459686.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871221.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":2.9308,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":184.7365,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":181.8056,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.8056},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":184.7365,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.4031},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":187.6673},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"sky":{"method":"Sūrya-Siddhāntic Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration with atan2-based śīghra + varying peripheries + lunar latitude","engine_version":"3.0 (Pūrṇa — complete SS implementation)","tradition_sources":"Āryabhaṭīya 499 CE → SS Ch.1-5 Burgess 1860 → Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi Bhāskara II 1150 → Tantrasaṅgraha Nīlakaṇṭha 1501","input":{"year":2022,"month":4,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459686.770833,"ahargana":1871221.2708,"kali_year":5124,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1644,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":2.858834999999999,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":186.14663500000006,"rashi":{"number":7,"name":"Tulā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.1769},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":306.966235,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":17.214634999999987,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":330.80243500000006,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":317.95963499999993,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":299.26073500000007,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":33.6921,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":213.6921,"rashi":{"number":8,"name":"Vṛścika"},"nakshatra":{"number":17,"name":"Anurādhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false}},"panchang":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2022,"month":4,"day":17,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2459686.770833,"kali_year":5124,"ahargana":1871221.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":2.9308,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":184.7365,"rashi":7,"rashi_name":"Tulā"},"tithi":{"number":16,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Pratipada","elongation_degrees":181.8056,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.8056},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":4,"moon_longitude":184.7365,"elapsed_within_degrees":11.4031},"yoga":{"number":15,"name":"Vajra","sum_longitude":187.6673},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":30,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.177,"elongation":178.194},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.177,"opposition_distance":1.806}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:27","sunsetLocal":"18:10","solarNoonLocal":"11:48","dayLengthHours":12.729881459818513,"dayLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 43 Mins 48 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 16 Mins 12 Secs","moonriseLocal":"18:19","moonsetLocal":"05:44","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:35","end":"18:10","startHours":16.581998064436448,"endHours":18.17323324691376,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:48","end":"13:24","startHours":11.808292517004503,"endHours":13.399527699481819,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:59","end":"16:35","startHours":14.990762881959132,"endHours":16.581998064436448,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:25","end":"08:50","startHours":8.4136574610529,"endHours":8.837986843046851,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:58","end":"06:19","startHours":5.973763514587685,"endHours":6.313227020182846,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:23","end":"12:14","startHours":11.383963135010553,"endHours":12.232621898998453,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:45","end":"04:36","startHours":3.7460342591194458,"endHours":4.594693023107347,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:23","end":"05:27","startHours":4.382528332110372,"endHours":5.4433517870952475,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:56","end":"14:47","startHours":13.929939426974256,"endHours":14.778598190962157,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:58","end":"18:22","startHours":17.97323324691376,"endHours":18.37323324691376,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:10","end":"18:42","startHours":18.17323324691376,"endHours":18.7036449744062,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:55","end":"19:40","startHours":17.92323324691376,"endHours":19.67323324691376,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:23","end":"00:14","startHours":23.383963135010553,"endHours":24.232621898998453,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"05:27","end":"07:02","startHours":5.4433517870952475,"endHours":7.034586969572562,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:02","end":"08:38","startHours":7.034586969572562,"endHours":8.625822152049876,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"08:38","end":"10:13","startHours":8.625822152049876,"endHours":10.21705733452719,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:13","end":"11:48","startHours":10.21705733452719,"endHours":11.808292517004503,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:48","end":"13:24","startHours":11.808292517004503,"endHours":13.399527699481819,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:24","end":"14:59","startHours":13.399527699481819,"endHours":14.990762881959132,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:59","end":"16:35","startHours":14.990762881959132,"endHours":16.581998064436448,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:35","end":"18:10","startHours":16.581998064436448,"endHours":18.17323324691376,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"18:10","end":"19:35","startHours":18.17323324691376,"endHours":19.581998064436448,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:35","end":"20:59","startHours":19.581998064436448,"endHours":20.99076288195913,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:59","end":"22:24","startHours":20.99076288195913,"endHours":22.39952769948182,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:24","end":"23:48","startHours":22.39952769948182,"endHours":23.808292517004503,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:48","end":"01:13","startHours":23.808292517004503,"endHours":25.21705733452719,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:13","end":"02:38","startHours":25.21705733452719,"endHours":26.625822152049878,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"02:38","end":"04:02","startHours":26.625822152049878,"endHours":28.034586969572562,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:02","end":"05:27","startHours":28.034586969572562,"endHours":29.443351787095246,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:27","end":"06:27","startHours":5.4433517870952475,"endHours":6.4433517870952475,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:27","end":"07:27","startHours":6.4433517870952475,"endHours":7.4433517870952475,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:27","end":"08:27","startHours":7.4433517870952475,"endHours":8.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:27","end":"09:27","startHours":8.443351787095247,"endHours":9.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:27","end":"10:27","startHours":9.443351787095247,"endHours":10.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:27","end":"11:27","startHours":10.443351787095247,"endHours":11.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:27","end":"12:27","startHours":11.443351787095247,"endHours":12.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:27","end":"13:27","startHours":12.443351787095247,"endHours":13.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:27","end":"14:27","startHours":13.443351787095247,"endHours":14.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:27","end":"15:27","startHours":14.443351787095247,"endHours":15.443351787095247,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:27","end":"16:27","startHours":15.443351787095247,"endHours":16.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:27","end":"17:27","startHours":16.443351787095246,"endHours":17.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:27","end":"18:27","startHours":17.443351787095246,"endHours":18.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:27","end":"19:27","startHours":18.443351787095246,"endHours":19.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:27","end":"20:27","startHours":19.443351787095246,"endHours":20.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:27","end":"21:27","startHours":20.443351787095246,"endHours":21.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:27","end":"22:27","startHours":21.443351787095246,"endHours":22.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:27","end":"23:27","startHours":22.443351787095246,"endHours":23.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:27","end":"00:27","startHours":23.443351787095246,"endHours":24.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:27","end":"01:27","startHours":24.443351787095246,"endHours":25.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:27","end":"02:27","startHours":25.443351787095246,"endHours":26.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:27","end":"03:27","startHours":26.443351787095246,"endHours":27.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:27","end":"04:27","startHours":27.443351787095246,"endHours":28.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:27","end":"05:27","startHours":28.443351787095246,"endHours":29.443351787095246,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Karka","Siṃha","Tulā","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Mithuna","Kanyā","Vṛścika","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"North","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Padma","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":10.411144560245608,"eotMinutes":0.2640489797298191,"ayanamsa":24.1644}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2079,"vikram_samvatsara":"Rākṣasa","saka_samvat":1944,"saka_samvatsara":"Śubhakṛt","bengali_samvat":1429,"malayalam_era":1198,"nanakshahi_year":553,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipada · Vikram 2079 Rākṣasa · Śaka 1944 Śubhakṛt"},"festivals":[{"id":"mesha-sankranti","name":"Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)","name_sanskrit":"मेष सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":1},{"id":"narada-jayanti","name":"Bhagavān Nārada Jayantī","name_sanskrit":"भगवान् नारद जयन्ती","tradition":"Vaishnava","associated_deity":"Devarṣi Nārada (ādi-bhakta · Vyāsa's guru)","significance":"Manifestation of Devarṣi Nārada — ādi-bhakta and tri-loka-saṅcāri who instructed Vyāsa to compose Śrīmad Bhāgavata. Without Nārada, no Bhāgavata; without Bhāgavata, no Krishna-tattva-pratiṣṭhā in Kali Yuga. Falls on Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā (day after Buddha Pūrṇimā).","vrata":true,"primary_observance":"Recitation of Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra; meditation on Krishna as taught by Nārada to Vyāsa (Bhāgavata 1.5)","detection":{"tithi_number":16,"tithi_paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","lunar_month":"Vaiśākha"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.5-6 (Nārada-Vyāsa-saṁvāda)","Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra"]},{"id":"baisakhi","name":"Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)","name_sanskrit":"वैशाखी","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya + Khalsa Pantha (Sikh)","significance":"Punjab New Year + Sikh Khalsa founding day.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Meṣa"},"precedence":2}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"ranchi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga April 17, 2022 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"April 17, 2022 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Kṛṣṇa Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:27, sūryāsta 18:10.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2022-04-17","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2022-04-17","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2022-04-17","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2022-04-17","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2022-04-17"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T21:43:31.807Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}},{"pillar":"Vidhyamitra-Tier2","pillar_version":"0.1.0","method":"Spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa + standard solar declination + EoT correction","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T21:43:31.807Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T21:43:31.807Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}