पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · November 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra194.55°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.55°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha231.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.77°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra197.67°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani241.97°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:52
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Chala06:09 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:18 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 17:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:01 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:18 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:09 (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)1869609.27
Julian Day2458074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.28°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.98°, EoT 14.44 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: 2017-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)