पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · July 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.82°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra236.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha101.70°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra101.63°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani226.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:42
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 17:00
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:08 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:50 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:50 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869121.27
Julian Day2457586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.59°
🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 21.15°, EoT -5.77 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: 2016-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)