पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 31, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.47°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra282.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.14°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha174.83°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra194.74°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani209.45°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:45
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:21 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:45 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:45 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:21 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:57 (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 Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868496.27
Julian Day2456961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.14°
🪷 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 (24.0602°), declination -14.02°, EoT 16.45 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: 2014-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)