पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.18°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra227.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.40°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha231.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.90°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra235.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani245.37°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:03
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:24 – 15:43
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:30 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:49 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:24 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:43 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:03 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:43 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:24 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:49 – 06:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869639.27
Julian Day2458104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.68°
🪷 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 (24.1039°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2017-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)