पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 1, 2017 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 11.41 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं

हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति।

अजानता महिमानं तवेदं

मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि।।11.41।।
"11.41 Whatever I have said unto Thee in rashness, taking Thee only for a friend and addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!' in thoughtless familiarity, no understanding Thy greatness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra337.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha266.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra333.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani240.33°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:02
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869320.27
Julian Day2457785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0917°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.70°
🪷 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 (24.0917°), declination -17.09°, EoT -13.69 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: 2017-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)