पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 31, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.98°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha160.17°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.22°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani296.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:37 – 14:12
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:37
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:59 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871357.27
Julian Day2459822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.91°
🪷 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 (24.1696°), declination 8.70°, EoT 0.15 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: 2022-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)