पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 16, 2016 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 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra348.95°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.43°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha267.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.33°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra236.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:54
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868938.27
Julian Day2457403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0771°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.78°
🪷 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 (24.0771°), declination -21.07°, EoT -9.69 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: 2016-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)