पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · April 7, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.50°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra140.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.44°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha347.76°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla07:55 – 09:30
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Chala06:21 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:55 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:55 – 06:21 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873403.27
Julian Day2461868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.01°
🪷 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 (24.2478°), declination 6.97°, EoT -2.49 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: 2028-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)