पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · September 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.83°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha173.36°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra191.71°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.08°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:15
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:12
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Roga05:37 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872840.27
Julian Day2461305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.75°
🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.37°, EoT 8.08 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: 2026-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)