पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 8, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra30.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha9.78°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.75°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra68.85°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani13.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:34
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:33 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:13 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:33 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 05:56 (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 Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841292.27
Julian Day2429757.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.53°
🪷 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 (23.0197°), declination 16.99°, EoT 3.58 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: 1940-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)