पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 18, 1944 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra176.76°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha256.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.67°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra235.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani57.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 16:49
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:08
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:27 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:48 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:08 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:08 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:48 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842642.27
Julian Day2431107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.66°
🪷 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 (23.0714°), declination -20.79°, EoT -10.35 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: 1944-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)