पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · December 18, 2036 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.33°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra246.81°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha255.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.19°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra219.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani127.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:06 – 14:26
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:26
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Śubha06:25 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:26 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:47 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:07 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:47 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:26 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876580.27
Julian Day2465045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.35°
🪷 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 (24.3694°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.79 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: 2036-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)