पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 11, 1940 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 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha254.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani1.99°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:25
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:26
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:28 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:07 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:26 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:05 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:05 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:26 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:28 (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 Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841174.27
Julian Day2429639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.94°
🪷 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 (23.0152°), declination -22.00°, EoT -7.89 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: 1940-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)