पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 29, 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11'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)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.85°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra96.12°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.65°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha238.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra214.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani308.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:13
Varjyam07:02 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871842.27
Julian Day2460307.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.77°
🪷 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 -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2023-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)