पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 11, 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 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra99.92°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.29°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha283.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra220.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani288.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:07
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:28 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:47 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:07 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:26 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:26 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:47 – 07:28 (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 Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849575.27
Julian Day2438040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3365°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.04°
🪷 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 (23.3365°), declination -21.93°, EoT -7.89 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: 1963-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)