पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 8, 2019 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 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra284.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha249.97°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra216.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani257.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 15:55
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:16
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:37 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:15 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:37 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870026.27
Julian Day2458491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.30°
🪷 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 (24.1187°), declination -22.30°, EoT -6.70 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: 2019-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)