पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 24, 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra205.71°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha296.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra243.74°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani344.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:11
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:50
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:26 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:29 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:29 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:47 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851414.27
Julian Day2439879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.13°
🪷 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 (23.4068°), declination -19.46°, EoT -12.06 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: 1968-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)