पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · February 12, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra340.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani358.99°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:41
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla07:18 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873348.27
Julian Day2461813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.53°
🪷 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 (24.2457°), declination -13.90°, EoT -14.59 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: 2028-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)