पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra236.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.84°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha9.00°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra48.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani345.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:40
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:24
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:13 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872700.27
Julian Day2461165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.83°
🪷 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 (24.2210°), declination 16.21°, EoT 3.35 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: 2026-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)