पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 13, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra126.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.90°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha302.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra303.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani349.67°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:19 – 12:48
Varjyam07:20 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Labha06:50 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:19 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:46 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:19 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 06:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851463.27
Julian Day2439928.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.32°
🪷 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 (23.4087°), declination -2.96°, EoT -10.22 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: 1968-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)