पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 15, 2023 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra292.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.92°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha19.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.36°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra39.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:04
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla05:29 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:29 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871584.27
Julian Day2460049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.43°
🪷 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 (24.1783°), declination 9.61°, EoT -0.24 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: 2023-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)