पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 29, 2008 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 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra181.79°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha299.84°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra251.70°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani133.00°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:25
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866029.27
Julian Day2454494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9658°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.36°
🪷 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 (23.9658°), declination -18.14°, EoT -13.17 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: 2008-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)