पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra132.79°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha326.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.81°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra331.18°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani337.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
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 Kāla14:57 – 16:25
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:29
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872637.27
Julian Day2461102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.24°
🪷 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 -6.88°, EoT -12.65 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: 2026-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)