पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · December 31, 2025 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 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra28.15°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha242.59°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.12°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra253.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani331.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 13:58
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:40
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:28 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:46 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:46 – 07:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + 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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872575.27
Julian Day2461040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.52°
🪷 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 (24.2162°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.26 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: 2025-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)