पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · September 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
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BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.75°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra159.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.13°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:58
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:54
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871738.27
Julian Day2460203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.88°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.80°, EoT 5.87 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: 2023-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)