पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 29, 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra238.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani22.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:51
Yamaganda15:34 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:08
Varjyam07:52 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:29 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:24 (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 Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852515.27
Julian Day2440980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.42°
🪷 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 (23.4490°), declination -18.14°, EoT -13.17 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: 1971-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)