पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 12, 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra288.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani282.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:14
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870792.27
Julian Day2459257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.91°
🪷 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 (24.1480°), declination -13.67°, EoT -14.59 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: 2021-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)