Ranchi

2026-09-20

Tithi

Navami नवमी

Nakshatra

Purva Ashadha पूर्वाषाढा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	05:37	07:08	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	07:08	08:39	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	08:39	10:11	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	10:11	11:42	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	11:42	13:13	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	13:13	14:44	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	14:44	16:15	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	16:15	17:46	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	17:46	19:15	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	19:15	20:44	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	20:44	22:13	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	22:13	23:42	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	23:42	01:11	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	01:11	02:39	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	02:39	04:08	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	04:08	05:37	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	16:15	17:46	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	11:42	13:13	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	14:44	16:15	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:17	12:06	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:01 – 04:49

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:32 – 05:37

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:43 – 14:32

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:34 – 17:58

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:46 – 18:51

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:18 – 24:06

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

24:06 – 01:53

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

12:27 – 14:15

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 14

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

16:09 – 16:57

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Kanya#6

Surya Nakshatra

Uttara Phalguni उत्तराफाल्गुनी

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

08:26
15:09
21:52
04:34

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mars
Mantri	Mars

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Southwest नैऋत्य

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Akasha आकाश

neutral

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Vrishabha वृषभ

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Venus शुक्र

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Dhanu, Kumbha, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
2	Bharani	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
3	Krittika	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
4	Rohini	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Vadha वध	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
10	Magha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
13	Hasta	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
14	Chitra	Vadha वध	inauspicious
15	Swati	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
19	Mula	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
22	Shravana	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
27	Revati	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	9	no
2	Vrishabha	8	no
3	Mithuna	7	yes
4	Karka	6	yes
5	Simha	5	no
6	Kanya	4	no
7	Tula	3	yes
8	Vrishchika	2	no
9	Dhanu	1	yes
10	Makara	12	no
11	Kumbha	11	yes
12	Meena	10	yes

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
6	Kanya कन्या	05:37	07:42
7	Tula तुला	07:42	09:57
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	09:57	12:12
9	Dhanu धनु	12:12	14:17
10	Makara मकर	14:17	16:02
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	16:02	17:37
12	Meena मीन	17:37	19:07
1	Mesha मेष	19:07	20:47
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	20:47	22:42
3	Mithuna मिथुन	22:42	24:57
4	Karka कर्क	24:57	03:12
5	Simha सिंह	03:12	05:27
6	Kanya कन्या	05:27	05:37

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Shubha शुभ	05:37	06:26	auspicious
2	Roga रोग	06:26	07:14	inauspicious
3	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:14	08:03	inauspicious
4	Agni अग्नि	08:03	08:52	inauspicious
5	Raja राज	08:52	09:40	inauspicious
6	Chora चोर	09:40	10:29	inauspicious
7	Shubha शुभ	10:29	11:17	auspicious
8	Roga रोग	11:17	12:06	inauspicious
9	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:06	12:54	inauspicious
10	Agni अग्नि	12:54	13:43	inauspicious
11	Raja राज	13:43	14:32	inauspicious
12	Chora चोर	14:32	15:20	inauspicious
13	Shubha शुभ	15:20	16:09	auspicious
14	Roga रोग	16:09	16:57	inauspicious
15	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:57	17:46	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Sharadशरद्

Ritu (Drik)

Varshaवर्षा

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

12h 9m

Ratrimana

11h 51m

Madhyahna

11:42

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Ranchi, 20 September 2026

On Sunday, the 20th of September 2026, the Vedic calendar in Ranchi carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Sunrise arrives at 5:37 AM and dipping below the horizon at 5:46 PM, bringing 12 hours 9 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Navami of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Ashadha. The day carries the Saubhagya yoga, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-09-20. Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn meditation window, runs from 4:01 AM to 4:49 AM.

In Ranchi, Rahu Kala runs from 4:15 PM to 5:46 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. The inauspicious direction (Disha Shool) for Sunday is West; new ventures toward the West are traditionally deferred. On the auspicious side, Labh choghadiya, running 8:39 AM to 10:11 AM, stands out as the best muhurta. Purva Ashadha nakshatra is under the lordship of Venus, bringing the ancient panchang frame into direct contact with Ranchi's horizon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Ranchi on 20 September 2026?

In Ranchi on 20 September 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 4:15 PM to 5:46 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Ranchi on 20 September 2026 at 5:37 AM?

Sunrise at 5:37 AM in Ranchi on 20 September 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (23.34°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (5:46 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Ranchi's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Ranchi on 20 September 2026?

The yoga operative in Ranchi on 20 September 2026 is Saubhagya, active from 2:29 PM to 3:22 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Saubhagya yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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राँची — 20 सितम्बर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:37
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:46
तिथि: नवमी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वाषाढा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 16:15–अपराह्ण 17:46
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 08:39–प्रातः 10:11)