पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · February 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha320.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.57°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra312.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani336.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:14
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:54
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:24 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:14 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:54 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:44 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:54 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:14 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872622.27
Julian Day2461087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.45°
🪷 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 (24.2180°), declination -12.38°, EoT -14.54 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: 2026-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)