पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 9, 2023 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 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha260.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra282.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:36
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:37 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:16 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871488.27
Julian Day2459953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.22°
🪷 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 (24.1746°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 2023-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)