पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · December 30, 2005 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra239.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha238.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.65°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra276.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani105.97°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:11
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:30 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 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 Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865269.27
Julian Day2453734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9368°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.49°
🪷 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 (23.9368°), declination -23.17°, EoT -2.80 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: 2005-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)