पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 24, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.4 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।
"16.4 Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, ignorance belong to him who is born of the godless qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra14.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.61°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha117.23°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra83.22°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 11:03
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:50
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Kāla06:14 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:30 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:06 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:30 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:14 (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 Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841400.27
Julian Day2429865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.44°
🪷 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 (23.0239°), declination 11.22°, EoT -1.99 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: 1940-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)