पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · February 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra129.44°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha278.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:51
Yamaganda15:34 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:07
Varjyam07:51 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala07:24 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:45 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:07 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:29 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:07 – 05:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:45 – 07:24 (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)1869686.27
Julian Day2458151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.25°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.87°, EoT -13.84 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: 2018-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)