पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 4, 1963 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra2.75°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.45°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha279.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati316.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra214.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani287.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:24 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:05
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
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 Chala07:27 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:24 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:59 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:24 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849568.27
Julian Day2438033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.85°
🪷 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 (23.3362°), declination -22.81°, EoT -5.02 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: 1963-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)