पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · February 26, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra168.91°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.13°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha292.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani231.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:24 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 09:58
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Chala07:06 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:32 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:58 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:24 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:24 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:58 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:32 – 07:06 (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)1868979.27
Julian Day2457444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.31°
🪷 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 (24.0786°), declination -8.99°, EoT -13.55 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: 2016-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)