पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.85°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.85°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:35 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:13
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:32 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871849.27
Julian Day2460314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.01°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.68°, EoT -5.45 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: 2024-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)