पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 17, 2026 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.24°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	306.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	316.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	314.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	348.59°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	339.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:58 – 16:29
Yamaganda	08:57 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:28
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:57 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:57 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:28 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:58 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:28 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:58 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:29 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:59 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:29 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:58 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:28 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:58 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:28 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:57 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:27 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872651.27
Julian Day	2461116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.80°

🪷 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 (24.2191°), declination -1.41°, EoT -9.06 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: 2026-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)