पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 28, 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.86°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha243.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.65°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra285.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 07:54
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:35 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:08 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870380.27
Julian Day2458845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.90°
🪷 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 (24.1322°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2019-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)