पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · July 18, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.13°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra218.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha90.58°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra60.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani213.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:54
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:26
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:44
Varjyam06:30 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:44 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:26 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:08 – 17:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:50 – 19:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:32 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:50 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:08 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:26 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:44 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 05:56 (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 Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847207.27
Julian Day2435672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.56°
🪷 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 (23.2459°), declination 21.06°, EoT -5.86 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: 1956-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)