पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · September 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra123.77°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha134.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.89°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra123.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani237.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:34
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:06 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:06 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869549.27
Julian Day2458014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.88°
🪷 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 (24.1004°), declination 1.86°, EoT 6.61 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: 2017-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)