पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · May 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra24.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha7.81°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.32°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra60.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani254.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:37
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:52
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 14:14
Varjyam06:21 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:52 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:56 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:37 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:19 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:37 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:56 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 01:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:52 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 05:47 (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 Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869788.27
Julian Day2458253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.79°
🪷 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 (24.1096°), declination 18.82°, EoT 3.76 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: 2018-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)