पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · January 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः।

शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.08°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha239.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra226.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani309.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:07
Yamaganda11:25 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:20
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta07:30 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:48 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:07 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:25 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:25 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:07 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:48 – 07:30 (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)1871852.27
Julian Day2460317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.67°
🪷 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 (24.1885°), declination -22.33°, EoT -6.70 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: 2024-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)