पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 23, 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 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.53°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha264.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.29°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.12°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 07:54
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:32 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:45 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:29 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:45 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876981.27
Julian Day2465446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.87°
🪷 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 (24.3847°), declination -19.46°, EoT -11.81 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: 2038-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)