पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 3, 1968 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 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra295.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha261.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.65°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra218.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani343.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:42 – 14:01
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:42
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:26 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:23 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:42 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:58 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:42 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:23 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:26 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851393.27
Julian Day2439858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.86°
🪷 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 (23.4060°), declination -22.92°, EoT -4.59 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: 1968-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)