पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.95°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra168.96°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha131.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra94.29°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:25
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:06 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:11 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869525.27
Julian Day2457990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.27°
🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 10.74°, EoT -1.71 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: 2017-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)