पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 16, 1998 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
- सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Maghā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 271.87° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 129.95° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 298.82° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 250.47° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 301.67° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 272.49° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 350.53° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
☀️ Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:33 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:24 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:58 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 20:10 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 08:51 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:06 – 05:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:38 – 06:33 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:37 – 12:20 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:47 – 14:30 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:12 – 17:36 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:24 – 17:51 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:09 – 18:54 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:37 – 00:20 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:37 – 11:58 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:41 – 16:03 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:54 – 09:16 |
| Varjyam | 07:00 – 07:17 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:05 – 09:26 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:33 – 07:54 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:16 – 10:37 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:37 – 11:58 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:58 – 13:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:20 – 14:41 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:41 – 16:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:03 – 17:24 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:24 – 19:03 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:03 – 20:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:41 – 22:20 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:20 – 23:58 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:58 – 01:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:37 – 03:16 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:16 – 04:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:54 – 06:33 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5099 · Kali-5099 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862364.27 · 5099.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450829.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8256° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 220.57° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 19/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8256°) · declination -21.00° · EoT -9.69 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1998-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)