पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha102.90°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra162.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani350.29°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:38
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:23
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:38 – 19:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:16 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:38 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872801.27
Julian Day2461266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.36°
🪷 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 (24.2248°), declination 14.40°, EoT -4.37 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: 2026-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)