पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 28, 2024 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra241.05°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha351.74°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.26°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra3.74°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani322.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:15
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:38
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:17 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871963.27
Julian Day2460428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.12°
🪷 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 (24.1928°), declination 14.26°, EoT 2.49 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: 2024-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)