पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 9, 2029 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra194.13°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.41°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.50°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra246.50°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 15:59
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:17
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873680.27
Julian Day2462145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.77°
🪷 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 (24.2584°), declination -22.08°, EoT -7.10 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: 2029-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)