पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · October 29, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.20°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.66°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha213.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra210.90°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani261.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:44
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga06:45 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:45 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870320.27
Julian Day2458785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.84°
🪷 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 (24.1299°), declination -13.30°, EoT 16.43 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: 2019-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)