पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 2, 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 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra179.68°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha299.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra275.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.99°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 07:52
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:36 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867860.27
Julian Day2456325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.91°
🪷 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 (24.0358°), declination -16.81°, EoT -13.84 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: 2013-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)