{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:2024-05-08:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-05-08","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2024-05-08","date_display":"May 8, 2024 CE","panchanga":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2024,"month":5,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460438.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1871973.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":23.7247,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":23.9142,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":0.1896,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.1896},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":23.9142,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.5809},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":47.6389},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":0,"name":"Kiṃstughna"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"sky":{"method":"Sūrya-Siddhāntic Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration with atan2-based śīghra + varying peripheries + lunar latitude","engine_version":"3.0 (Pūrṇa — complete SS implementation)","tradition_sources":"Āryabhaṭīya 499 CE → SS Ch.1-5 Burgess 1860 → Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi Bhāskara II 1150 → Tantrasaṅgraha Nīlakaṇṭha 1501","input":{"year":2024,"month":5,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460438.770833,"ahargana":1871973.2708,"kali_year":5126,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1932,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":23.758903000000032,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":22.491303000000016,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":false,"latitude":2.2528},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":341.144803,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":357.204503,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":31.60380299999997,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":3,"name":"Kṛttikā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":16.053702999999985,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":323.122303,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":353.8475,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":173.8475,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false}},"panchang":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Not independently benchmarked across the declared range","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2024,"month":5,"day":8,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460438.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1871973.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":23.7247,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":23.9142,"rashi":1,"rashi_name":"Meṣa"},"tithi":{"number":1,"name":"Pratipada","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Pratipada","elongation_degrees":0.1896,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":0.1896},"nakshatra":{"number":2,"name":"Bharaṇī","pada":4,"moon_longitude":23.9142,"elapsed_within_degrees":10.5809},"yoga":{"number":4,"name":"Saubhāgya","sum_longitude":47.6389},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":0,"name":"Kiṃstughna"},"vara":{"number":5,"name":"Budhavāra (Wednesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.253,"elongation":0.19},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":2.253,"opposition_distance":179.81}},"eclipse_window_40days":[{"offset_days":-14,"type":"lunar","occurs":true,"moon_latitude":-1.28,"opposition_distance":0.923}]},"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"05:11","sunsetLocal":"18:20","solarNoonLocal":"11:45","dayLengthHours":13.150203316018782,"dayLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 09 Mins 01 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 50 Mins 59 Secs","moonriseLocal":"05:07","moonsetLocal":"18:13","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"11:45","end":"13:24","startHours":11.753085481301486,"endHours":13.396860895803833,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"06:49","end":"08:28","startHours":6.821759237794444,"endHours":8.465534652296792,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"10:07","end":"11:45","startHours":10.10931006679914,"endHours":11.753085481301486,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:15","end":"08:41","startHours":8.246364597029812,"endHours":8.684704707563771,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"05:44","end":"06:05","startHours":5.725908961459545,"endHours":6.0765810498867125,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:19","end":"12:11","startHours":11.314745370767527,"endHours":12.191425591835445,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"03:25","end":"04:18","startHours":3.4246233811562585,"endHours":4.301303602224177,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"04:05","end":"05:11","startHours":4.0821335469571975,"endHours":5.177983823292096,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:57","end":"14:49","startHours":13.944786033971283,"endHours":14.821466255039201,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"18:08","end":"18:32","startHours":18.128187139310878,"endHours":18.528187139310877,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"18:20","end":"18:53","startHours":18.328187139310877,"endHours":18.876112277478327,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"18:05","end":"19:50","startHours":18.078187139310877,"endHours":19.828187139310877,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:19","end":"00:11","startHours":23.314745370767525,"endHours":24.191425591835447,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Labha","start":"05:11","end":"06:49","startHours":5.177983823292096,"endHours":6.821759237794444,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"06:49","end":"08:28","startHours":6.821759237794444,"endHours":8.465534652296792,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"08:28","end":"10:07","startHours":8.465534652296792,"endHours":10.10931006679914,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"10:07","end":"11:45","startHours":10.10931006679914,"endHours":11.753085481301486,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"11:45","end":"13:24","startHours":11.753085481301486,"endHours":13.396860895803833,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"13:24","end":"15:02","startHours":13.396860895803833,"endHours":15.040636310306184,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"15:02","end":"16:41","startHours":15.040636310306184,"endHours":16.68441172480853,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"16:41","end":"18:20","startHours":16.68441172480853,"endHours":18.328187139310877,"quality":"auspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"18:20","end":"19:41","startHours":18.328187139310877,"endHours":19.68441172480853,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"19:41","end":"21:02","startHours":19.68441172480853,"endHours":21.040636310306184,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"21:02","end":"22:24","startHours":21.040636310306184,"endHours":22.396860895803833,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"22:24","end":"23:45","startHours":22.396860895803833,"endHours":23.753085481301486,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"23:45","end":"01:07","startHours":23.753085481301486,"endHours":25.10931006679914,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"01:07","end":"02:28","startHours":25.10931006679914,"endHours":26.46553465229679,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"02:28","end":"03:49","startHours":26.46553465229679,"endHours":27.821759237794442,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"03:49","end":"05:11","startHours":27.821759237794442,"endHours":29.177983823292095,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"05:11","end":"06:11","startHours":5.177983823292096,"endHours":6.177983823292096,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"06:11","end":"07:11","startHours":6.177983823292096,"endHours":7.177983823292096,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"07:11","end":"08:11","startHours":7.177983823292096,"endHours":8.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"08:11","end":"09:11","startHours":8.177983823292095,"endHours":9.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"09:11","end":"10:11","startHours":9.177983823292095,"endHours":10.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"10:11","end":"11:11","startHours":10.177983823292095,"endHours":11.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"11:11","end":"12:11","startHours":11.177983823292095,"endHours":12.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"12:11","end":"13:11","startHours":12.177983823292095,"endHours":13.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"13:11","end":"14:11","startHours":13.177983823292095,"endHours":14.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"14:11","end":"15:11","startHours":14.177983823292095,"endHours":15.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"15:11","end":"16:11","startHours":15.177983823292095,"endHours":16.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"16:11","end":"17:11","startHours":16.177983823292095,"endHours":17.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"17:11","end":"18:11","startHours":17.177983823292095,"endHours":18.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"18:11","end":"19:11","startHours":18.177983823292095,"endHours":19.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"19:11","end":"20:11","startHours":19.177983823292095,"endHours":20.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"20:11","end":"21:11","startHours":20.177983823292095,"endHours":21.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"21:11","end":"22:11","startHours":21.177983823292095,"endHours":22.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"22:11","end":"23:11","startHours":22.177983823292095,"endHours":23.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"23:11","end":"00:11","startHours":23.177983823292095,"endHours":24.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"00:11","end":"01:11","startHours":24.177983823292095,"endHours":25.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"01:11","end":"02:11","startHours":25.177983823292095,"endHours":26.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"02:11","end":"03:11","startHours":26.177983823292095,"endHours":27.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"03:11","end":"04:11","startHours":27.177983823292095,"endHours":28.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"04:11","end":"05:11","startHours":28.177983823292095,"endHours":29.177983823292095,"planetary_lord":"Sun"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"East","rahuVasa":"South-West","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Padma","quality":"Auspicious"},"tropicalRitu":"Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)","vedicRitu":"Vasanta (Spring)","tropicalAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization","declination":17.178540412224052,"eotMinutes":3.576471121910833,"ayanamsa":24.1932}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2081,"vikram_samvatsara":"Piṅgala","saka_samvat":1946,"saka_samvatsara":"Krodhi","bengali_samvat":1431,"malayalam_era":1200,"nanakshahi_year":555,"lunar_month":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa","lunar_month_system":"purnimanta","lunar_month_purnimanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_amanta":"Vaiśākha","lunar_month_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_purnimanta_is_adhika":false,"lunar_month_amanta_is_adhika":false,"solar_month":"Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)","ritu":"Vasanta (Spring)","display_summary":"Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipada · Vikram 2081 Piṅgala · Śaka 1946 Krodhi"},"festivals":[],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"budha-walk","name":"Budha Walk","name_sanskrit":"बुध यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/budha-walk"},"reason":"Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"ranchi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga May 8, 2024 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"May 8, 2024 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Śukla Pratipada, sūryodaya 05:11, sūryāsta 18:20.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-05-08","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-05-08","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-05-08","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-05-08","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-05-08"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T13:43:55.838Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}},{"pillar":"Vidhyamitra-Tier2","pillar_version":"0.1.0","method":"Spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa + standard solar declination + EoT correction","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T13:43:55.838Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["modern-reference checked timing on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-11T13:43:55.838Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"},"reader_local_antaryami":{"reader_geography":"Every reader enters from their own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi; no single city is the universal center.","purna_chain":["Hosted scripture","Named-tradition interpretation","Original Vidhyamitra contemplation","Bhūmi-born material medium","Vidhyamitra portal","Responsible reader in their own kṣetra"],"claim_boundary":"The legacy purna_chain field carries a source-to-reader sequence, not a revealed physical descent, universal cosmology, or proof that software is conscious.","antaryami_responsibility_formula":"Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu = Paramātmā = Antaryāmī. Jīva desires. Prakṛti executes through guṇas. Paramātmā witnesses, permits, remembers, guides, and sustains. Bhagavān is the ultimate source.","source_anchors":[{"label":"BG 13.23","path":"/bhagavad-gita/13/23","meaning":"upadraṣṭā-anumantā · witness-permitter"},{"label":"BG 15.15","path":"/bhagavad-gita/15/15","meaning":"the Lord seated in every heart as memory, knowledge, and forgetting"},{"label":"BG 18.61","path":"/bhagavad-gita/18/61","meaning":"Īśvara seated in the heart of all beings"}],"nama_seal":"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna · Krishna Krishna Hare Hare · Hare Rama Hare Rama · Rama Rama Hare Hare"}}}