पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 18, 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

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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.04°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra263.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha262.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.17°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra270.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani296.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:35
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:20 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:39 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:39 – 07:20 (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 Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849916.27
Julian Day2438381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.25°
🪷 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 (23.3496°), declination -23.36°, EoT 2.79 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: 1963-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)