पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · May 14, 2023 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.84°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra317.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.76°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra72.54°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:27
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:46
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:45 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:25 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:27 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:25 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:45 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871613.27
Julian Day2460078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.83°
🪷 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 (24.1794°), declination 18.52°, EoT 3.76 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: 2023-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)