पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 27, 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 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.81°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra70.99°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha240.70°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra212.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani308.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:54 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:51
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:54 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:07 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:54 – 06:34 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871840.27
Julian Day2460305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.07°
🪷 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 (24.1881°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2023-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)