पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · November 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.03°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.56°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.78°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha217.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.27°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:40
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:56
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:56 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:18 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:40 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:40 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:18 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:56 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 06:06 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867779.27
Julian Day2456244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.48°
🪷 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 (24.0327°), declination -18.02°, EoT 15.26 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: 2012-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)