पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · April 20, 2015 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 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha16.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.95°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra45.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani219.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:59 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 15:01
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:59 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:59 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868667.27
Julian Day2457132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.58°
🪷 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 (24.0667°), declination 11.35°, EoT 0.97 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: 2015-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)