पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 9, 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 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra279.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha311.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra284.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani197.15°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:50
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:25 (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)1867867.27
Julian Day2456332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.94°
🪷 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 (24.0361°), declination -14.67°, EoT -14.50 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: 2013-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)