पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.4 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।

अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा।।7.4।।
"7.4 Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect and personality; this is the eightfold division of My Manifested Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra348.09°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha314.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.83°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra352.31°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani339.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:55
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872654.27
Julian Day2461119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.37°
🪷 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 (24.2192°), declination -0.22°, EoT -8.15 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: 2026-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)