पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 27, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra315.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha111.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.31°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra174.91°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani248.40°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:25
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:51
Varjyam06:44 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:51 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:27 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:51 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:12 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869892.27
Julian Day2458357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.95°
🪷 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 (24.1136°), declination 10.13°, EoT -1.12 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: 2018-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)