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Panchang for Ranchi — 29 August 2026

Krishna Pratipada tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Saturday · Jharkhand (23.3441°, 85.3096°)

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

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 — 05:30 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 Pratipadauntil 09:57 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 1until 03:42 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSukarmauntil 06:36 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 09:57 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:30 AM
Sunset06:10 PM
Moonrise06:54 PM
Moonset06:14 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:24 AM – 12:15 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:54 AM – 04:42 AM
Amrit Kalam07:03 PM – 08:41 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:40 AM – 10:15 AM
Gulika Kalam05:30 AM – 07:05 AM
Yamaganda01:25 PM – 03:00 PM
Varjyam09:16 AM – 10:54 AM
Durmuhurta08:52 AM – 09:43 AM
Durmuhurta01:56 PM – 02:47 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:30 AM – 07:05 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:05 AM – 08:40 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:40 AM – 10:15 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:15 AM – 11:50 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:50 AM – 01:25 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:25 PM – 03:00 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:00 PM – 04:35 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:35 PM – 06:10 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh06:10 PM – 07:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:35 PM – 09:00 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:00 PM – 10:25 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:25 PM – 11:50 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:50 PM – 01:15 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:15 AM – 02:40 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:40 AM – 04:05 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:05 AM – 05:30 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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