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Panchang for Ranchi — 16 April 2026

Krishna Chaturdashi tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · Jharkhand (23.3441°, 85.3096°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Mesha (Chaitra)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Ranchi (23.3441°, 85.3096°)'s own sunrise — 05:27 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiKrishna Chaturdashiuntil 08:11 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada · pada 3until 01:59 PMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaIndrauntil 10:37 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 09:26 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:27 AM
Sunset06:10 PM
Moonrise04:25 AM
Moonset05:01 PM
Moon inPisces
Sun inAries
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:23 AM – 12:13 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:51 AM – 04:39 AM
Amrit Kalam08:57 AM – 10:26 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:23 PM – 02:59 PM
Gulika Kalam08:37 AM – 10:13 AM
Yamaganda05:27 AM – 07:02 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta01:04 PM – 01:55 PM
Durmuhurta04:28 PM – 05:19 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:27 AM – 07:02 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:02 AM – 08:37 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:37 AM – 10:13 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:13 AM – 11:48 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:48 AM – 01:23 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:23 PM – 02:59 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:59 PM – 04:34 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:34 PM – 06:10 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit06:10 PM – 07:34 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:34 PM – 08:59 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:59 PM – 10:23 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:23 PM – 11:48 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:48 PM – 01:13 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:13 AM – 02:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:37 AM – 04:02 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:02 AM – 05:27 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle