पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 13, 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 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.61°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.69°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha275.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.86°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra251.51°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:54
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:40 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:01 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:22 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:01 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:40 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873684.27
Julian Day2462149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.46°, EoT -8.64 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: 2029-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)