पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.37°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra286.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.00°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha156.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.77°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra111.72°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:25
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:03 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868797.27
Julian Day2457262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0717°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.13°
🪷 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 (24.0717°), declination 9.88°, EoT -0.81 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: 2015-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)