पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · November 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.96°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra209.16°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha197.38°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.56°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra232.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani230.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:30
Yamaganda09:34 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:43
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:48 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869228.27
Julian Day2457693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.44°
🪷 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 (24.0882°), declination -14.51°, EoT 16.44 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: 2016-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)