पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 27, 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

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BG 18.65 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Priyo 'si Me · the Sakha-Bhāva
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।18.65।।
"18.65 Dedicate thyself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate thyself before Me, and to Me thou shalt surely come. Truly do I pledge thee; thou art My own beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.65'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.21°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra23.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha267.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.70°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra281.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani297.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:02
Varjyam07:51 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:43 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:43 – 07:24 (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 Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849925.27
Julian Day2438390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.04°
🪷 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 (23.3499°), declination -23.36°, EoT -1.42 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: 1963-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)