पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 6, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra184.22°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.11°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha279.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.56°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra293.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani216.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:25 – 12:44
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:05
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:25 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:25 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:05 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847013.27
Julian Day2435478.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2385°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.54°
🪷 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 (23.2385°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.88 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: 1956-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)