पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 27, 2040 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 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra77.14°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.20°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha296.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra250.77°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani166.85°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:16
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:31 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877715.27
Julian Day2466180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4128°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.92°
🪷 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 (24.4128°), declination -18.60°, EoT -12.76 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: 2040-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)