पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.86°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra20.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha169.92°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.07°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra147.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani238.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:29
Yamaganda11:36 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:32 – 16:01
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:44 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:40 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:08 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:32 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:29 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:32 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:08 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:40 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869569.27
Julian Day2458034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.21°
🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -5.89°, EoT 13.23 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: 2017-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)