पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 18, 1971 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.49 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो

दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।

व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं

तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
"11.49 Be not afraid or bewildered by the terrible vision. Put away thy fear and, with joyful mind, see Me once again in My usual Form."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra164.90°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha250.10°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani22.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:28 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:29
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:27 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:47 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:28 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:48 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:48 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:28 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:47 – 07:27 (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 Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852504.27
Julian Day2440969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.41°
🪷 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 (23.4485°), declination -20.70°, EoT -10.35 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: 1971-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)