पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · May 4, 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 12.19 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः।।12.19।।
"12.19 Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.19'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra309.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha10.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.62°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra28.93°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani193.50°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:25 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:50
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:11 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867951.27
Julian Day2456416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0393°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.87°
🪷 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 (24.0393°), declination 15.96°, EoT 3.26 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: 2013-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)