पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 7, 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 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.84°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra317.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.61°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra249.13°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani261.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:39
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Śubha06:27 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870056.27
Julian Day2458521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.07°
🪷 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 (24.1198°), declination -15.45°, EoT -14.38 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: 2019-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)