पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · April 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra221.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.95°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha25.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra23.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani288.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:52
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:55
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:52 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:31 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:10 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:31 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:52 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 05:59 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870868.27
Julian Day2459333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.74°
🪷 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 (24.1509°), declination 14.48°, EoT 2.64 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: 2021-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)