पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · January 1, 2018 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 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.79°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha233.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.60°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani247.14°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:40
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:16
Varjyam07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:29 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:47 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:22 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:40 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:40 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:22 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:47 – 07:29 (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)1869654.27
Julian Day2458119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.41°
🪷 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 (24.1045°), declination -23.02°, EoT -3.71 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: 2018-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)