{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:2028-05-16:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2028-05-16","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2028-05-16","date_display":"May 16, 2028 CE","panchanga":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2028,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461907.770833,"kali_year":5130,"ahargana":1873442.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":31.3695,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":296.9925,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":265.623,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.623},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":296.9925,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.6592},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":328.362},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":44,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"sky":{"method":"Sūrya-Siddhāntic Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration with atan2-based śīghra + varying peripheries + lunar latitude","engine_version":"3.0 (Pūrṇa — complete SS implementation)","tradition_sources":"Āryabhaṭīya 499 CE → SS Ch.1-5 Burgess 1860 → Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi Bhāskara II 1150 → Tantrasaṅgraha Nīlakaṇṭha 1501","input":{"year":2028,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461907.770833,"ahargana":1873442.2708,"kali_year":5130,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2493,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":31.459775999999977,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":297.0521759999999,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false,"latitude":1.6097},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":18.825376000000006,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":50.727675999999974,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":143.161276,"rashi":{"number":5,"name":"Siṃha"},"nakshatra":{"number":11,"name":"Pūrva Phalgunī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":54.610975999999994,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":5,"name":"Mr̥gaśirā","pada":1},"retrograde":true},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":9.907576000000006,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":276.0129,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":96.0129,"rashi":{"number":4,"name":"Karka"},"nakshatra":{"number":8,"name":"Puṣya","pada":1},"retrograde":false}},"panchang":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2028,"month":5,"day":16,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2461907.770833,"kali_year":5130,"ahargana":1873442.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":31.3695,"rashi":2,"rashi_name":"Vṛṣabha"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":296.9925,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"tithi":{"number":23,"name":"Aṣṭamī","paksha":"Kṛṣṇa","full_name":"Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","elongation_degrees":265.623,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":1.623},"nakshatra":{"number":23,"name":"Dhaniṣṭhā","pada":2,"moon_longitude":296.9925,"elapsed_within_degrees":3.6592},"yoga":{"number":25,"name":"Brahma","sum_longitude":328.362},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":44,"name":"Bālava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.61,"elongation":94.377},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":1.61,"opposition_distance":85.623}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:07","sunsetLocal":"18:23","solarNoonLocal":"11:45","dayLengthHours":13.281185734523667,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs","moonriseLocal":"23:50","moonsetLocal":"11:05","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"15:04","end":"16:44","startHours":15.070602184317789,"endHours":16.73075040113325,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"08:26","end":"10:05","startHours":8.430009317055955,"endHours":10.090157533871414,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"11:45","end":"13:25","startHours":11.750305750686874,"endHours":13.410453967502331,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:13","end":"08:39","startHours":8.208656221480561,"endHours":8.65136241263135,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:40","end":"06:01","startHours":5.663095622363525,"endHours":6.017260575284157,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:18","end":"12:12","startHours":11.307599559536085,"endHours":12.193011941837662,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:20","end":"04:13","startHours":3.3388881188218833,"endHours":4.224300501123461,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:00","end":"05:07","startHours":4.002947405548067,"endHours":5.109712883425039,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:58","end":"14:51","startHours":13.963836706440816,"endHours":14.849249088742393,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:11","end":"18:35","startHours":18.190898617948708,"endHours":18.590898617948707,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:23","end":"18:57","startHours":18.390898617948707,"endHours":18.944281356887192,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:08","end":"19:53","startHours":18.140898617948707,"endHours":19.890898617948707,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:18","end":"00:12","startHours":23.307599559536083,"endHours":24.193011941837664,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"05:07","end":"06:46","startHours":5.109712883425039,"endHours":6.769861100240497,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:46","end":"08:26","startHours":6.769861100240497,"endHours":8.430009317055955,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"08:26","end":"10:05","startHours":8.430009317055955,"endHours":10.090157533871414,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:05","end":"11:45","startHours":10.090157533871414,"endHours":11.750305750686874,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"11:45","end":"13:25","startHours":11.750305750686874,"endHours":13.410453967502331,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:25","end":"15:04","startHours":13.410453967502331,"endHours":15.070602184317789,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"15:04","end":"16:44","startHours":15.070602184317789,"endHours":16.73075040113325,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:44","end":"18:23","startHours":16.73075040113325,"endHours":18.390898617948707,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"18:23","end":"19:44","startHours":18.390898617948707,"endHours":19.73075040113325,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:44","end":"21:04","startHours":19.73075040113325,"endHours":21.070602184317792,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"21:04","end":"22:25","startHours":21.070602184317792,"endHours":22.41045396750233,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:25","end":"23:45","startHours":22.41045396750233,"endHours":23.750305750686874,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"23:45","end":"01:05","startHours":23.750305750686874,"endHours":25.090157533871416,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:05","end":"02:26","startHours":25.090157533871416,"endHours":26.430009317055955,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"02:26","end":"03:46","startHours":26.430009317055955,"endHours":27.769861100240497,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:46","end":"05:07","startHours":27.769861100240497,"endHours":29.10971288342504,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:07","end":"06:07","startHours":5.109712883425039,"endHours":6.109712883425039,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:07","end":"07:07","startHours":6.109712883425039,"endHours":7.109712883425039,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:07","end":"08:07","startHours":7.109712883425039,"endHours":8.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:07","end":"09:07","startHours":8.10971288342504,"endHours":9.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:07","end":"10:07","startHours":9.10971288342504,"endHours":10.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:07","end":"11:07","startHours":10.10971288342504,"endHours":11.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:07","end":"12:07","startHours":11.10971288342504,"endHours":12.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:07","end":"13:07","startHours":12.10971288342504,"endHours":13.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:07","end":"14:07","startHours":13.10971288342504,"endHours":14.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:07","end":"15:07","startHours":14.10971288342504,"endHours":15.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:07","end":"16:07","startHours":15.10971288342504,"endHours":16.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:07","end":"17:07","startHours":16.10971288342504,"endHours":17.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:07","end":"18:07","startHours":17.10971288342504,"endHours":18.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:07","end":"19:07","startHours":18.10971288342504,"endHours":19.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:07","end":"20:07","startHours":19.10971288342504,"endHours":20.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:07","end":"21:07","startHours":20.10971288342504,"endHours":21.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:07","end":"22:07","startHours":21.10971288342504,"endHours":22.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:07","end":"23:07","startHours":22.10971288342504,"endHours":23.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:07","end":"00:07","startHours":23.10971288342504,"endHours":24.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:07","end":"01:07","startHours":24.10971288342504,"endHours":25.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:07","end":"02:07","startHours":25.10971288342504,"endHours":26.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:07","end":"03:07","startHours":26.10971288342504,"endHours":27.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:07","end":"04:07","startHours":27.10971288342504,"endHours":28.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:07","end":"05:07","startHours":28.10971288342504,"endHours":29.10971288342504,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South-East","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Dhūmra","quality":"Inauspicious"},"drikRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":19.18392073529239,"eotMinutes":3.743254958787478,"ayanamsa":24.2493}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2085,"vikram_samvatsara":"Durmati","saka_samvat":1950,"saka_samvatsara":"Kīlaka","bengali_samvat":1435,"malayalam_era":1204,"nanakshahi_year":559,"lunar_month":"Jyeṣṭha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa","solar_month":"Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)","ritu":"Grīṣma (Summer)","display_summary":"Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī · Vikram 2085 Durmati · Śaka 1950 Kīlaka"},"festivals":[{"id":"vrishabha-sankranti","name":"Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti","name_sanskrit":"वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","significance":"Sun enters Taurus.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Vṛṣabha"},"precedence":5}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[{"historical_date":"-3226-07-09","event":"Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā","chart_id":"krishna","shared_marker":"same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī","url":"/day/-3226-07-09","relevance":0.5}]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"ranchi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 16, 2028 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 16, 2028 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī, sūryodaya 05:07, sūryāsta 18:23.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2028-05-16","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2028-05-16","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2028-05-16","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2028-05-16","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2028-05-16"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T17:43:48.945Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}},{"pillar":"Vidhyamitra-Tier2","pillar_version":"0.1.0","method":"Spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa + standard solar declination + EoT correction","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T17:43:48.945Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T17:43:48.945Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}