पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · May 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha349.34°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:42
Yamaganda08:30 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:25
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:13 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:30 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:30 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869774.27
Julian Day2458239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.97°
🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 15.01°, EoT 2.92 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: 2018-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)