पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 18, 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra122.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha286.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.74°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani344.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:29
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:28
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:27 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:48 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:28 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:09 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:48 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:28 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:08 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:48 – 07:27 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851408.27
Julian Day2439873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.52°
🪷 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 (23.4066°), declination -20.75°, EoT -10.35 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: 1968-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)