पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · August 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha144.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.26°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:53
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Labha05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:38 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:38 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871707.27
Julian Day2460172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.80°
🪷 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 (24.1830°), declination 13.86°, EoT -3.97 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: 2023-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)