पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 23, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.10°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	297.34°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	263.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.07°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:16 – 10:38
Yamaganda	13:23 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla	06:32 – 07:54
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:32 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:16 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:38 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:23 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:45 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:07 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:29 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:07 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:45 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:23 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:38 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:16 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:54 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870772.27
Julian Day	2459237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.93°

🪷 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 (24.1472°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2021-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)