पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 29, 1966 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra6.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha280.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.96°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra281.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani322.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā 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)11:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 12 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 Kāla10:08 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:46
Varjyam07:51 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla07:24 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:46 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:13 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:13 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:29 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:46 – 07:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850689.27
Julian Day2439154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.75°
🪷 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 (23.3791°), 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: 1966-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)