पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · January 12, 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 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra162.41°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha285.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra286.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:07
Yamaganda11:26 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:23
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:30 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:49 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:07 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:26 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:26 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:07 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:49 – 07:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.0229°
Longitude: 73.3119°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868569.27
Julian Day2457034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.27°
🪷 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 (24.0630°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2015-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)