पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · May 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha349.34°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:31
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:13
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:57 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:52 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:31 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:31 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:52 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869774.27
Julian Day2458239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.97°
🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 15.01°, EoT 2.92 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: 2018-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)