पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 27, 2009 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 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra291.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha269.48°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra329.68°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani146.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:24
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 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 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866393.27
Julian Day2454858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.61°
🪷 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 (23.9797°), declination -18.46°, EoT -12.76 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: 2009-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)