पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · January 7, 2031 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 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra63.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.84°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha238.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani38.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:38
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 14:01
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:48 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:25 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:43 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:56 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:43 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:25 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:48 – 07:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874408.27
Julian Day2462873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.70°
🪷 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 (24.2863°), declination -22.42°, EoT -6.29 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: 2031-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)