पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 8, 1944 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra122.82°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.13°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha316.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani57.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:53
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:49
Varjyam07:25 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:53 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:21 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:49 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:46 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:43 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:46 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:49 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:21 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:53 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:24 – 06:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842692.27
Julian Day2431157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.83°
🪷 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 (23.0733°), declination -4.99°, EoT -11.53 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: 1944-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)