पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · May 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra188.45°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha50.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.73°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani192.15°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:01 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 10:05
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:01 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:23 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:23 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867970.27
Julian Day2456435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.98°
🪷 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 (24.0401°), declination 20.58°, EoT 3.40 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: 2013-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)