पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 18, 1946 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1353
Malayalam Era: 1122
Nanakshahi: 477
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.39°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra5.14°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.95°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha104.11°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.16°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra167.07°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani99.10°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:34 – 19:12
Yamaganda12:41 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla15:57 – 17:34
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:11 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:41 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:19 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:57 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:34 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:12 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:34 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:57 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:19 – 00:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:41 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843585.27
Julian Day2432050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.18°
🪷 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 (23.1074°), declination 13.35°, EoT -3.53 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: 1946-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)