पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 22, 2012 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 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.84°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha266.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra315.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani184.98°TulāCitrā P4

Patna, Bihar — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:25
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:04
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:37 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:58 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:25 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:58 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.5941°
Longitude: 85.1376°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867483.27
Julian Day2455948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.63°
🪷 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 (24.0214°), declination -19.85°, EoT -11.54 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: 2012-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)