पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 9, 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 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra133.20°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.91°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha286.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra321.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani37.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:16 – 17:41
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:16
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874441.27
Julian Day2462906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.99°
🪷 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 (24.2875°), declination -14.79°, EoT -14.50 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: 2031-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)