पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 12, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra340.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.09°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha121.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra130.91°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani2.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:26
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:21 – 16:00
Varjyam06:41 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:08 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:21 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:00 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:38 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:17 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:38 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:00 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:21 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851615.27
Julian Day2440080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.45°
🪷 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 (23.4145°), declination 15.00°, EoT -4.74 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: 1968-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)