पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 2, 2022 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra30.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha37.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani300.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā 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)06:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 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 Kāla06:53 – 08:30
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 15:01
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:15 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:30 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:30 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871236.27
Julian Day2459701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.75°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1650°), declination 15.32°, 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: 2022-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)