पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 12, 2022 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha285.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:18
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 11:58
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871126.27
Julian Day2459591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.86°
🪷 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 (24.1608°), declination -21.67°, EoT -8.27 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: 2022-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)