पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · July 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra32.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.05°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:55
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 16:09
Yamaganda05:49 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:59
Varjyam06:23 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:49 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:26 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:09 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:52 – 19:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:36 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:52 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:09 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:26 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 05:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871673.27
Julian Day2460138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.47°
🪷 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 (24.1817°), declination 21.88°, EoT -5.36 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: 2023-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)