पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 8, 2010 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra181.02°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha255.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani160.40°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:37 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:14
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 Chala06:32 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:19 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:32 (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 Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866739.27
Julian Day2455204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9930°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.25°
🪷 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 (23.9930°), declination -22.27°, EoT -6.70 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: 2010-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)