पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 18, 2038 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra54.59°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.96°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.93°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī 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)14:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 39 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 Kāla07:54 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:42
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:04 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:04 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876976.27
Julian Day2465441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.70°
🪷 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 (24.3845°), declination -20.55°, 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: 2038-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)