पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 19, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.03°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha204.67°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra144.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani187.27°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:42
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:50 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:00 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:00 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867754.27
Julian Day2456219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.14°
🪷 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 (24.0318°), declination -10.06°, EoT 15.55 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: 2012-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)