पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 3, 2017 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 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra314.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha246.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.76°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra305.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani237.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:55
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:14
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869291.27
Julian Day2457756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.34°
🪷 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 (24.0906°), declination -22.82°, EoT -4.59 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: 2017-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)