पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 18, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.07°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.22°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra274.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani346.94°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:07 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:52 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:42 – 17:07
Varjyam07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:13 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:38 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:27 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:42 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:07 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:07 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:42 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:52 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851439.27
Julian Day2439904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4078°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.41°
🪷 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 (23.4078°), declination -12.01°, EoT -14.43 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: 1968-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)