पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 23, 2024 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।

"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	247.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	158.72°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.84°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	225.21°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.01°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	293.38°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	319.80°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla	16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:52 – 09:11
Yamaganda	10:30 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla	13:08 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:33 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:52 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:11 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:30 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:49 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:08 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:46 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:05 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:46 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:27 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:08 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:49 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:30 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:11 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:52 – 06:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.5941°

Longitude: 85.1376°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872202.27
Julian Day	2460667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.83°

🪷 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 (24.2019°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2024-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)