पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 29, 1962 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।
"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra195.87°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha299.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra286.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani280.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla14:13 – 15:35
Varjyam07:51 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:24 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:46 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:51 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:13 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:13 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:51 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:29 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:46 – 07:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849228.27
Julian Day2437693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.88°
🪷 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 (23.3232°), declination -18.09°, EoT -13.17 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: 1962-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)