पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 28, 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 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra195.41°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha272.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.65°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.33°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:31 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:39
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:31 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:33 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876986.27
Julian Day2465451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.81°
🪷 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 (24.3849°), declination -18.21°, EoT -12.97 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: 2038-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)