पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 24, 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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.88°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra307.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha258.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.99°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani355.84°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:34
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:19
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 13:57
Varjyam07:49 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:23 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:42 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:19 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:19 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:42 – 07:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851749.27
Julian Day2440214.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.16°
🪷 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 (23.4197°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 1968-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)