पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 30, 2006 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 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra292.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.19°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha288.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.82°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani103.60°KarkaPuṣya P4

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)06:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 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 Kāla07:53 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:48
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:11 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:11 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865300.27
Julian Day2453765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.80°
🪷 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 (23.9379°), declination -17.74°, 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: 2006-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)