पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 20, 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 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.73°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra132.40°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha250.35°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra251.16°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani275.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:40
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:40 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:59 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:51 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:59 – 05:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:40 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827638.27
Julian Day2416103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.27°
🪷 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 (22.4975°), declination -23.41°, EoT 1.85 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: 1902-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)