पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra344.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.81°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.92°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra80.45°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani337.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 14:20
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:41
Varjyam06:38 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:20 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:38 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:17 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:38 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:20 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872435.27
Julian Day2460900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 (24.2108°), declination 14.63°, EoT -4.56 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: 2025-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)