पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 21, 2038 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 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra209.43°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.87°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha339.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra322.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani134.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:23
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 Kāla11:48 – 13:24
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:48
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877069.27
Julian Day2465534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.38°
🪷 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 (24.3881°), declination 11.84°, EoT 1.19 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: 2038-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)