पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 30, 2004 CE

🪷 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 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra24.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha264.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra324.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani73.51°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:11
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:16
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:30 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:11 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:11 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864569.27
Julian Day2453034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.23°
🪷 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 (23.9100°), declination -17.88°, EoT -13.36 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: 2004-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)