पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · February 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra78.28°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra336.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani358.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:27
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:38 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:30 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873344.27
Julian Day2461809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.18°
🪷 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 (24.2456°), declination -15.19°, EoT -14.45 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: 2028-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)