पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra119.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.84°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra329.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:57
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872636.27
Julian Day2461101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.50°
🪷 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 (24.2185°), declination -7.26°, EoT -12.85 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: 2026-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)