पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 18, 1966 CE

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BG 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra143.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.20°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha103.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra100.17°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani335.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:57
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 11:04
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:41 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:57 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:34 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:12 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:34 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:57 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:41 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850890.27
Julian Day2439355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.09°
🪷 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 (23.3868°), declination 13.30°, EoT -3.53 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: 1966-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)