पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · July 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra70.21°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra127.80°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani250.58°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:55
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 16:09
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:59
Varjyam06:23 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:25 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:09 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:52 – 19:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:36 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:52 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:09 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:25 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869846.27
Julian Day2458311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.98°
🪷 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 (24.1118°), declination 21.99°, EoT -5.24 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: 2018-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)