पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 28, 2026 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	151.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	349.48°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	355.84°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.11°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	344.67°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:01 – 16:38
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla	11:46 – 13:23
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:18 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:55 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:09 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:46 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:01 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:15 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:01 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:46 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:55 – 05:18 (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	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872693.27
Julian Day	2461158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	137.14°

🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.10°, EoT 2.49 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:43:35.436Z