{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:ranchi:2024-01-23:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-01-23","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2024-01-23","date_display":"January 23, 2024 CE","panchanga":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2024,"month":1,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460332.770833,"kali_year":5125,"ahargana":1871867.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":278.2085,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":67.1424,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":148.9338,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.9338},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":67.1424,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.4757},"yoga":{"number":26,"name":"Indra","sum_longitude":345.3509},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":24,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"sky":{"method":"Sūrya-Siddhāntic Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration with atan2-based śīghra + varying peripheries + lunar latitude","engine_version":"3.0 (Pūrṇa — complete SS implementation)","tradition_sources":"Āryabhaṭīya 499 CE → SS Ch.1-5 Burgess 1860 → Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi Bhāskara II 1150 → Tantrasaṅgraha Nīlakaṇṭha 1501","input":{"year":2024,"month":1,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460332.770833,"ahargana":1871867.2708,"kali_year":5125,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.1891,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":278.318853,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":21,"name":"Uttara Āṣāḍhā","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":67.41735299999999,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":4.1622},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":259.350053,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":256.4024529999999,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":20,"name":"Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":12.306652999999983,"rashi":{"number":1,"name":"Meṣa"},"nakshatra":{"number":1,"name":"Aśvinī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":245.08315300000004,"rashi":{"number":9,"name":"Dhanu"},"nakshatra":{"number":19,"name":"Mūla","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":311.345453,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":24,"name":"Śatabhiṣā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":359.4639,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":27,"name":"Revatī","pada":4},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":179.4639,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":14,"name":"Citrā","pada":2},"retrograde":false}},"panchang":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2024,"month":1,"day":23,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460332.770833,"kali_year":5125,"ahargana":1871867.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":278.2085,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":67.1424,"rashi":3,"rashi_name":"Mithuna"},"tithi":{"number":13,"name":"Trayodaśī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Trayodaśī","elongation_degrees":148.9338,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":4.9338},"nakshatra":{"number":6,"name":"Ārdrā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":67.1424,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.4757},"yoga":{"number":26,"name":"Indra","sum_longitude":345.3509},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":24,"name":"Kaulava"},"vara":{"number":4,"name":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.162,"elongation":148.934},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":4.162,"opposition_distance":31.066}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"ranchi","name":"Ranchi, Jharkhand","lat":23.3441,"lon":85.3096,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"Jharkhand","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:32","sunsetLocal":"17:29","solarNoonLocal":"12:01","dayLengthHours":10.951236964477323,"dayLengthDisplay":"10 Hours 57 Mins 04 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"13 Hours 02 Mins 56 Secs","moonriseLocal":"15:11","moonsetLocal":"04:43","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"14:45","end":"16:07","startHours":14.747255867454625,"endHours":16.11616048801429,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"09:16","end":"10:38","startHours":9.271637385215964,"endHours":10.640542005775629,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"12:01","end":"13:23","startHours":12.009446626335293,"endHours":13.37835124689496,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"09:05","end":"09:27","startHours":9.089116769141341,"endHours":9.454158001290587,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:59","end":"07:17","startHours":6.990129684283188,"endHours":7.282162670002583,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:39","end":"12:22","startHours":11.644405394186052,"endHours":12.374487858484539,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"05:04","end":"05:48","startHours":5.073663215499657,"endHours":5.803745679798145,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:37","end":"06:32","startHours":5.621225063723523,"endHours":6.533828144096633,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:50","end":"14:34","startHours":13.834652787081515,"endHours":14.564735251380004,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:17","end":"17:41","startHours":17.285065108573956,"endHours":17.685065108573955,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:29","end":"17:56","startHours":17.485065108573956,"endHours":17.94136664876051,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:14","end":"18:59","startHours":17.235065108573956,"endHours":18.985065108573956,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:39","end":"00:22","startHours":23.64440539418605,"endHours":24.374487858484542,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Roga","start":"06:32","end":"07:54","startHours":6.533828144096633,"endHours":7.902732764656299,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"07:54","end":"09:16","startHours":7.902732764656299,"endHours":9.271637385215964,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"09:16","end":"10:38","startHours":9.271637385215964,"endHours":10.640542005775629,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"10:38","end":"12:01","startHours":10.640542005775629,"endHours":12.009446626335293,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"12:01","end":"13:23","startHours":12.009446626335293,"endHours":13.37835124689496,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"13:23","end":"14:45","startHours":13.37835124689496,"endHours":14.747255867454625,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"14:45","end":"16:07","startHours":14.747255867454625,"endHours":16.11616048801429,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"16:07","end":"17:29","startHours":16.11616048801429,"endHours":17.485065108573956,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Kāla","start":"17:29","end":"19:07","startHours":17.485065108573956,"endHours":19.11616048801429,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"19:07","end":"20:45","startHours":19.11616048801429,"endHours":20.747255867454626,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"20:45","end":"22:23","startHours":20.747255867454626,"endHours":22.378351246894958,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"22:23","end":"00:01","startHours":22.378351246894958,"endHours":24.009446626335293,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"00:01","end":"01:38","startHours":24.009446626335293,"endHours":25.64054200577563,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"01:38","end":"03:16","startHours":25.64054200577563,"endHours":27.271637385215964,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"03:16","end":"04:54","startHours":27.271637385215964,"endHours":28.9027327646563,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"04:54","end":"06:32","startHours":28.9027327646563,"endHours":30.53382814409663,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:32","end":"07:32","startHours":6.533828144096633,"endHours":7.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:32","end":"08:32","startHours":7.533828144096633,"endHours":8.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:32","end":"09:32","startHours":8.533828144096633,"endHours":9.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:32","end":"10:32","startHours":9.533828144096633,"endHours":10.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:32","end":"11:32","startHours":10.533828144096633,"endHours":11.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:32","end":"12:32","startHours":11.533828144096633,"endHours":12.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:32","end":"13:32","startHours":12.533828144096633,"endHours":13.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:32","end":"14:32","startHours":13.533828144096633,"endHours":14.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:32","end":"15:32","startHours":14.533828144096633,"endHours":15.533828144096633,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:32","end":"16:32","startHours":15.533828144096633,"endHours":16.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:32","end":"17:32","startHours":16.53382814409663,"endHours":17.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:32","end":"18:32","startHours":17.53382814409663,"endHours":18.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:32","end":"19:32","startHours":18.53382814409663,"endHours":19.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:32","end":"20:32","startHours":19.53382814409663,"endHours":20.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:32","end":"21:32","startHours":20.53382814409663,"endHours":21.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:32","end":"22:32","startHours":21.53382814409663,"endHours":22.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:32","end":"23:32","startHours":22.53382814409663,"endHours":23.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:32","end":"00:32","startHours":23.53382814409663,"endHours":24.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:32","end":"01:32","startHours":24.53382814409663,"endHours":25.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:32","end":"02:32","startHours":25.53382814409663,"endHours":26.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:32","end":"03:32","startHours":26.53382814409663,"endHours":27.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:32","end":"04:32","startHours":27.53382814409663,"endHours":28.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:32","end":"05:32","startHours":28.53382814409663,"endHours":29.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:32","end":"06:32","startHours":29.53382814409663,"endHours":30.53382814409663,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Citrā","Svātī","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Siṃha","Vṛścika","Dhanu","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Karka","Kanyā","Tulā","Makara","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"North (Uttara)","chandraVasa":"South","rahuVasa":"North","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Padma","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-19.59774478168702,"eotMinutes":-11.805197580117738,"ayanamsa":24.1891}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2081,"vikram_samvatsara":"Piṅgala","saka_samvat":1946,"saka_samvatsara":"Krodhi","bengali_samvat":1431,"malayalam_era":1200,"nanakshahi_year":555,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Śukla Trayodaśī · Vikram 2081 Piṅgala · Śaka 1946 Krodhi"},"festivals":[{"id":"makara-sankranti","name":"Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)","name_sanskrit":"मकर सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Mahābhārata Bhīṣma-Stuti","Sūrya-Siddhānta"]},{"id":"pongal","name":"Pongal / Thai Pongal","name_sanskrit":"पोङ्गल","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Tamil 4-day harvest festival; coincides with Makara Saṅkrānti.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":2},{"id":"pradosha-vrata","name":"Pradoṣa Vrata","name_sanskrit":"प्रदोष व्रत","tradition":"Shaiva","associated_deity":"Śiva","significance":"Twilight worship of Śiva on Trayodaśī.","vrata":true,"detection":{"any_of":[{"tithi_number":13},{"tithi_number":28}]},"precedence":7}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"mangala-walk","name":"Maṅgala Walk","name_sanskrit":"मङ्गल यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).","step_count":7,"url":"/walk/mangala-walk"},"reason":"Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"ranchi"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga January 23, 2024 CE · Ranchi, Jharkhand · Vidhyamitra","description":"January 23, 2024 CE for Ranchi, Jharkhand: Śukla Trayodaśī, sūryodaya 06:32, sūryāsta 17:29.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-01-23","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-01-23","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-01-23","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-01-23","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/ranchi/2024-01-23"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T03:39:14.974Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}},{"pillar":"Vidhyamitra-Tier2","pillar_version":"0.1.0","method":"Spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa + standard solar declination + EoT correction","retrieved_at":"2026-05-15T03:39:14.974Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-15T03:39:14.974Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}