पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 22, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra311.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.05°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha151.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra80.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani213.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla11:04 – 12:40
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:04 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:31 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:31 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:04 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:13 (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)1847242.27
Julian Day2435707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.50°
🪷 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 (23.2473°), declination 11.85°, EoT -2.54 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: 1956-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)