पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 31, 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 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra189.70°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.21°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha287.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra323.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani2.85°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:13
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:51
Varjyam07:51 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:24 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:46 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:30 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:51 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:51 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:30 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:46 – 07:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841194.27
Julian Day2429659.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.55°
🪷 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 (23.0160°), declination -17.73°, EoT -13.53 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: 1940-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)