पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 4, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra146.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha325.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra332.43°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani337.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:01
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872638.27
Julian Day2461103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.68°
🪷 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 (24.2186°), declination -6.50°, EoT -12.45 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: 2026-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)