पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 24, 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 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.16'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra64.93°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha283.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra264.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani196.66°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:45
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:38
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 06:32 (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)1867851.27
Julian Day2456316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.45°
🪷 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 (24.0355°), declination -19.20°, EoT -12.06 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: 2013-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)