पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · May 1, 2023 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 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra140.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.53°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha17.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra58.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani311.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla14:13 – 15:52
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Amṛta05:57 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:13 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:52 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:31 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:10 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:31 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:52 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:13 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 05:57 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871600.27
Julian Day2460065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1789°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.10°
🪷 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 (24.1789°), declination 14.95°, EoT 2.92 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: 2023-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)