पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 6, 2015 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra135.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha279.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani219.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:15
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Chala06:27 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:27 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868594.27
Julian Day2457059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.17°
🪷 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 (24.0639°), declination -15.76°, EoT -14.30 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: 2015-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)