पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · February 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.19 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु।।16.19।।
"16.19 Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.08°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.67°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha311.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:05
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:16
Varjyam07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:12 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:37 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:26 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:16 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:16 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:26 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872259.27
Julian Day2460724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.66°
🪷 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 (24.2041°), declination -11.60°, EoT -14.43 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: 2025-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)