पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 26, 1925 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1982 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1847 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1332
Malayalam Era: 1101
Nanakshahi: 456
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.95°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra24.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha230.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani209.62°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:20
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:43
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:24 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:43 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:43 – 07:24 (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 Year5027
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836045.27
Julian Day2424510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.60°
🪷 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 (22.8190°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.96 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: 1925-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)