पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 4, 1899 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 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.31°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha240.98°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.07°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra223.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani236.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:43 – 14:02
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:24 – 12:43
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:46 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:24 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:43 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:43 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:24 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:46 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826193.27
Julian Day2414658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4422°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.18°
🪷 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 (22.4422°), declination -22.75°, EoT -5.02 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: 1899-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)