पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · April 20, 2016 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 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.32°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra162.65°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha25.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra353.43°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:25
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:48
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:22 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869033.27
Julian Day2457498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.70°
🪷 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 (24.0807°), declination 11.61°, 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: 2016-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)