पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · October 23, 2028 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.90°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.73°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.62°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.39°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra149.88°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani14.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:24
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

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 Amṛta05:52 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:15 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:52 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873602.27
Julian Day2462067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.31°
🪷 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 (24.2555°), declination -11.53°, EoT 16.06 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: 2028-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)