पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 22, 2013 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 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra41.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha280.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra261.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:07
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:22
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
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: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:29 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867849.27
Julian Day2456314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.29°
🪷 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 (24.0354°), declination -19.67°, EoT -11.54 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: 2013-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)