पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 1, 2024 CE

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🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra176.00°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha269.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra256.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:49
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:39
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Śubha06:29 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871876.27
Julian Day2460341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.23°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.29°, EoT -13.69 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: 2024-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)