पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 26, 2019 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 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra168.43°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.47°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha278.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra235.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani260.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 07:54
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:31 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:31 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870044.27
Julian Day2458509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.31°
🪷 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 (24.1194°), declination -18.83°, EoT -12.54 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: 2019-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)