पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · April 27, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.89°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra20.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha1.78°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.37°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra335.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.18°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:51
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:56
Varjyam06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:00 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:30 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:08 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:30 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869405.27
Julian Day2457870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.02°
🪷 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 (24.0949°), declination 13.84°, EoT 2.33 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: 2017-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)