पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · April 28, 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra35.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha1.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.26°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra335.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.15°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:17
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869406.27
Julian Day2457871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.51°
🪷 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 (24.0950°), declination 14.16°, EoT 2.49 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: 2017-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)