पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · March 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha1.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani319.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:50
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871933.27
Julian Day2460398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.47°
🪷 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 (24.1916°), declination 3.51°, EoT -5.30 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: 2024-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)