पञ्चाङ्ग — Patna, Bihar · March 14, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra316.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.33°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha317.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.62°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra326.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani14.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:59
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:00 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:58 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873744.27
Julian Day2462209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.99°
🪷 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 (24.2609°), declination -2.49°, EoT -9.94 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: 2029-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)