पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · August 27, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra219.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.86°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha154.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.65°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:03
Yamaganda12:38 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla15:50 – 17:27
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:13 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:49 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:14 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:50 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:03 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:50 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:14 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:49 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873545.27
Julian Day2462010.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.53°
🪷 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 (24.2533°), declination 9.93°, EoT -1.12 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: 2028-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)