पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 9, 1902 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.31°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra254.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha193.42°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra160.82°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani270.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:21
Yamaganda06:32 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:56
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Śubha06:32 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:17 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:32 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827566.27
Julian Day2416031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.81°
🪷 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 (22.4948°), declination -5.83°, EoT 13.49 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: 1902-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)