पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 20, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.81°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra248.79°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.33°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha252.54°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.63°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra288.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani355.84°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 09:59
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:21 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:40 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:59 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:59 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:40 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851745.27
Julian Day2440210.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.75°
🪷 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 (23.4195°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 1968-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)