पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 17, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra354.78°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.67°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra305.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani2.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:48
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:48 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:28 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:28 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:48 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841180.27
Julian Day2429645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0154°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.01°
🪷 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 (23.0154°), declination -20.99°, EoT -10.03 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: 1940-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)