पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · December 25, 2026 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 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।
"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.01°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha244.26°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.34°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra202.08°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani343.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:12
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872934.27
Julian Day2461399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.40°
🪷 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 (24.2299°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2026-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)