पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 17, 1902 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 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।
"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra0.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha284.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra310.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani268.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:48
Yamaganda15:28 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:08
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:48 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:48 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:48 – 07:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827301.27
Julian Day2415766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.91°
🪷 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 (22.4846°), declination -20.94°, 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: 1902-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)