पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · January 3, 2015 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 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra53.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha272.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra275.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani216.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

Bikaner, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:23
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:47
Varjyam07:55 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:29 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:41 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:41 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.0229°
Longitude: 73.3119°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868560.27
Julian Day2457025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.37°
🪷 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 (24.0626°), declination -22.87°, EoT -4.59 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: 2015-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)