पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 25, 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 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra76.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha285.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra265.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani196.70°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:16
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:31 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:31 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867852.27
Julian Day2456317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.79°
🪷 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 -18.96°, EoT -12.31 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: 2013-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)