पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.76°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha185.08°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.02°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani239.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:54
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:01
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:48 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:01 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:01 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869578.27
Julian Day2458043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.58°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.26°, EoT 15.23 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: 2017-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)