पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 15, 2029 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra13.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha18.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.90°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra6.38°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:10
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:35
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:28 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:03 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:03 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873776.27
Julian Day2462241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.10°
🪷 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 (24.2621°), declination 9.81°, EoT -0.24 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: 2029-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)