पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · January 4, 2029 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 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra123.09°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.67°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.99°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra240.23°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:37 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:35
Varjyam07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:37 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873675.27
Julian Day2462140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.84°
🪷 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 (24.2582°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2029-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)