पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 15, 1968 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 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra83.03°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha281.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.97°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani344.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:07
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:27
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:28 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:07 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:07 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:47 – 07:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851405.27
Julian Day2439870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.66°
🪷 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 (23.4065°), declination -21.31°, EoT -9.35 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: 1968-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)