पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 3, 2013 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 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra142.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha249.59°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra238.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani195.40°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:34
Yamaganda06:31 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:33
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:31 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:55 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:55 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867830.27
Julian Day2456295.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.95°
🪷 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 (24.0347°), declination -22.82°, EoT -4.59 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: 2013-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)