पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 17, 1897 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 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra73.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha287.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra320.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani217.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:48 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 16:49
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:47 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:07 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:28 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:48 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:48 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:28 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:07 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:47 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°
Longitude: 73.0243°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 224 m

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 Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825476.27
Julian Day2413941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.22°
🪷 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 (22.4148°), declination -20.71°, EoT -10.03 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: 1897-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)