पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 30, 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra3.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.63°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha279.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.23°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra324.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani185.16°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:47
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:31 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867491.27
Julian Day2455956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0217°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.85°
🪷 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 (24.0217°), declination -17.86°, EoT -13.36 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: 2012-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)