पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · December 14, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra245.10°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.30°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha302.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.32°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani284.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:08
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 15:47
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:20 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:26 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:47 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:08 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:47 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:26 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12849.73
Julian Day575615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.31°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.8943°), declination -21.78°, EoT 4.64 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: -3137-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)