पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 11, 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 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.07°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha277.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra249.01°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani10.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:39
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:36
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:21 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873682.27
Julian Day2462147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.16°
🪷 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 (24.2585°), declination -21.78°, EoT -7.89 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: 2029-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)