पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 16, 1968 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।

"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.46'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.82°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	29.15°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.66°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	128.91°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.33°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	135.83°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	2.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:52 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:04 – 12:42
Yamaganda	15:58 – 17:36
Gulika Kāla	07:48 – 09:26
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:10 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:48 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:04 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:42 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:20 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:58 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:36 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:13 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:36 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:58 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:20 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:42 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:26 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:48 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°

Longitude: 73.0243°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851619.27
Julian Day	2440084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.65°

🪷 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 (23.4147°), declination 13.77°, EoT -3.97 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: 1968-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)