पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · February 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra308.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:10 – 18:37
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:10
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:03 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:30 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:57 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:50 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:10 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:10 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:50 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:57 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:30 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870808.27
Julian Day2459273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.94°, EoT -13.22 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: 2021-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)