पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 8, 2028 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।

"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	193.42°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	44.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	54.97°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:49 – 08:28
Yamaganda	10:07 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla	13:24 – 15:02
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:11 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:49 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:28 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:07 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:45 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:24 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:02 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:41 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:20 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:41 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:02 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:24 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:45 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:07 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:28 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:49 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873434.27
Julian Day	2461899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.42°

🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 17.19°, EoT 3.58 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: 2028-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)