पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 18, 1899 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.54°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha126.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati192.81°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra115.85°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani235.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:26
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:12 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826419.27
Julian Day2414884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.03°
🪷 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 (22.4509°), declination 13.24°, EoT -3.53 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: 1899-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)