पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · September 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra254.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha125.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.59°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra102.66°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:39
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869532.27
Julian Day2457997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.93°
🪷 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 (24.0998°), declination 8.27°, EoT 0.48 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: 2017-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)