पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 20, 2039 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.98°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha271.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra297.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani154.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:38
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:27 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 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 Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877343.27
Julian Day2465808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.58°
🪷 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 (24.3985°), declination -20.19°, EoT -10.96 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: 2039-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)