पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · April 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra29.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha340.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.61°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra27.54°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:49
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869761.27
Julian Day2458226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.05°
🪷 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 (24.1086°), declination 10.75°, EoT 0.51 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: 2018-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)