पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.66°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra249.87°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.37°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha212.98°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra171.82°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:19 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla12:58 – 14:22
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:19 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:58 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:58 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:19 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872510.27
Julian Day2460975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.37°
🪷 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 (24.2137°), declination -12.81°, EoT 16.36 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: 2025-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)