पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 18, 2037 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 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra291.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha249.85°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra258.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani126.86°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:26
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:42 – 16:04
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:32 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:42 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:42 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876611.27
Julian Day2465076.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.49°
🪷 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 (24.3705°), declination -20.50°, EoT -10.35 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: 2037-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)