पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 15, 2028 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 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra130.37°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha288.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra307.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani357.24°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:54
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:02 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:02 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873320.27
Julian Day2461785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.23°
🪷 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 (24.2447°), declination -21.24°, EoT -9.35 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: 2028-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)