पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 20, 2031 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.20°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha255.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:43
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:27 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874421.27
Julian Day2462886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.61°
🪷 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 (24.2868°), declination -20.20°, EoT -10.96 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: 2031-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)