पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 13, 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.51°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra57.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha278.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.12°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra230.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani343.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:27
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:47
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:28 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:27 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:05 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:27 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851403.27
Julian Day2439868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4064°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.32°
🪷 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 (23.4064°), declination -21.65°, EoT -8.64 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: 1968-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)