पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 8, 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 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra322.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha30.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.20°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra34.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)01:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:28 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:24
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:11 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:49 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 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 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 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 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:49 – 05:11 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873799.27
Julian Day2462264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.11°
🪷 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 (24.2630°), declination 17.12°, 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: 2029-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)