पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 8, 2037 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra164.35°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha240.86°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra245.71°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani127.40°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:35
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:19 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:32 (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)1876601.27
Julian Day2465066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.66°
🪷 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 (24.3702°), declination -22.21°, EoT -6.70 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: 2037-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)