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Panchang for Ranchi — 18 March 2027

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Pushya nakshatra · Thursday · Jharkhand (23.3441°, 85.3096°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Meena (Phalguna)

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 — 05:55 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
TithiShukla Ekadashiuntil 01:51 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPushya · pada 1until 03:21 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaAtigandauntil 02:34 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 03:07 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:55 AM
Sunset05:59 PM
Moonrise01:55 PM
Moonset02:39 AM
Moon inCancer
Sun inPisces
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:32 AM – 12:21 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:19 AM – 05:07 AM
Amrit Kalam09:20 PM – 10:49 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:27 PM – 02:58 PM
Gulika Kalam08:56 AM – 10:26 AM
Yamaganda05:55 AM – 07:25 AM
Varjyam12:27 PM – 01:56 PM
Durmuhurta01:09 PM – 01:57 PM
Durmuhurta04:22 PM – 05:10 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:55 AM – 07:25 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:25 AM – 08:56 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:56 AM – 10:26 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:26 AM – 11:57 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:57 AM – 01:27 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:27 PM – 02:58 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:58 PM – 04:28 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:28 PM – 05:59 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:59 PM – 07:28 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:28 PM – 08:58 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:58 PM – 10:27 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:27 PM – 11:57 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:57 PM – 01:26 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:26 AM – 02:56 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:56 AM – 04:25 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:25 AM – 05:55 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