पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 16, 2033 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 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra97.49°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.80°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha273.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra318.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani67.38°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:24
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:03
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:32 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:03 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:24 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:03 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:32 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875148.27
Julian Day2463613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.56°
🪷 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 (24.3146°), declination -20.91°, EoT -9.69 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: 2033-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)