पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 28, 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha267.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:24
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:31 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874429.27
Julian Day2462894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.99°
🪷 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 (24.2871°), declination -18.29°, EoT -12.97 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: 2031-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)