पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.14°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:53
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:53 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:20 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:53 – 06:33 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868567.27
Julian Day2457032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.70°
🪷 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 (24.0629°), declination -22.03°, EoT -7.50 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: 2015-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)