पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 1, 2025 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 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra270.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha235.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra303.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:12
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:53
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:36 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872211.27
Julian Day2460676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2023°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.73°
🪷 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 (24.2023°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2025-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)