पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · March 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra21.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani183.84°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:30
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:28
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:54 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867541.27
Julian Day2456006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.50°
🪷 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 (24.0236°), declination -0.07°, EoT -8.15 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: 2012-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)