पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 15, 2016 CE

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Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra73.83°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha259.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.41°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra284.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani235.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:24
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:26
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:29 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:04 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:24 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:43 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:02 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:43 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:24 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:04 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869272.27
Julian Day2457737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.44°
🪷 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 (24.0899°), declination -23.28°, EoT 4.18 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: 2016-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)