पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 16, 2024 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.48°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	127.63°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.26°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	5.70°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	33.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	25.90°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	323.72°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:25 – 15:04
Yamaganda	05:07 – 06:46
Gulika Kāla	08:26 – 10:05
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:07 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:46 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:26 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:05 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:45 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:25 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:04 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:44 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:23 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:44 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:04 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:05 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:26 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:46 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871981.27
Julian Day	2460446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.81°

🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.18°, EoT 3.74 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:52:48.505Z