पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 8, 2021 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 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.28°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha296.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani281.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 14:52
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:26 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870788.27
Julian Day2459253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.70°
🪷 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 (24.1478°), declination -14.97°, EoT -14.45 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: 2021-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)