पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · December 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.19°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra239.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.03°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha230.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.09°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra236.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani245.49°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 09:58
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:09
Varjyam07:49 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:23 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:41 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:58 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:58 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:41 – 07:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869640.27
Julian Day2458105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.33°
🪷 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 (24.1039°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2017-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)