पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 10, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.38°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra33.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha185.80°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra203.38°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani359.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:19
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:29 – 10:56
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:33 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:29 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:29 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851674.27
Julian Day2440139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.11°
🪷 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 (23.4168°), declination -6.60°, EoT 13.74 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: 1968-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)