पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · February 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra359.22°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha327.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra356.41°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani184.94°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:23 – 17:49
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:23
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:23 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:49 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:23 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:17 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867518.27
Julian Day2455983.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.15°
🪷 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 (24.0228°), declination -9.00°, EoT -13.55 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: 2012-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)