पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · September 21, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.12 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च।

मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।

"8.12 Closing the gates of the body, drawing the forces of his mind into the heart and by the power of meditation concentrating his vital energy in the brain;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	32.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	241.70°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	140.74°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	157.83°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	182.54°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	226.68°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:00 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:42
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:37 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:44 – 16:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:15 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:47 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:15 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:44 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:08 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.5941°

Longitude: 85.1376°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869187.27
Julian Day	2457652.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	235.71°

🪷 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 (24.0866°), declination 0.60°, EoT 7.71 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: 2016-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)