पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · May 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.66°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha12.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.95°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:26
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:46
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Udveg05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:45 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:25 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:45 – 05:05 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867595.27
Julian Day2456060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.54°
🪷 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 (24.0257°), declination 18.44°, EoT 3.75 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: 2012-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)