पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 6, 1916 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 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।
"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra273.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha275.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra291.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani80.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:22
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:25
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:27 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:46 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:25 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:44 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:44 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:25 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:46 – 07:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832403.27
Julian Day2420868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.54°
🪷 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 (22.6797°), declination -22.66°, EoT -5.88 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: 1916-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)