पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 20, 2028 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.24°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra312.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.37°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha14.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra47.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani6.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 15:00
Yamaganda05:24 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:12
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:24 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:12 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:12 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:12 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873416.27
Julian Day2461881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.83°
🪷 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 (24.2483°), declination 11.64°, EoT 0.97 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: 2028-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)