पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 2, 1902 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 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra172.41°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha259.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra303.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani266.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:20
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:23
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Śubha07:26 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:45 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:04 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:23 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:23 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:04 – 05:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:45 – 07:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827286.27
Julian Day2415751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.04°
🪷 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 (22.4840°), declination -23.00°, EoT -4.15 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: 1902-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)