पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.73°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra198.04°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha191.54°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.89°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra163.91°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani239.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:08
Yamaganda12:59 – 14:25
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:16
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:59 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:25 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:51 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:17 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:51 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:25 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:59 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869582.27
Julian Day2458047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.73°
🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -10.70°, EoT 15.83 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: 2017-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)