पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra73.08°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha247.20°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.73°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra257.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 07:52
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:31 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:34 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:34 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872578.27
Julian Day2461043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.88°
🪷 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 (24.2163°), declination -22.83°, EoT -4.59 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: 2026-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)