पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · May 1, 2013 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 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra268.08°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha4.43°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra25.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani193.73°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:25
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:47
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:51 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:51 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867948.27
Julian Day2456413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.55°
🪷 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 (24.0392°), declination 15.08°, EoT 2.92 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: 2013-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)