पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 20, 1971 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.54 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्।।18.54।।
"18.54 And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.93°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra112.60°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha135.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra121.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani42.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:56 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:26
Varjyam06:44 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:56 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:10 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:56 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852718.27
Julian Day2441183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.66°
🪷 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 (23.4567°), declination 12.72°, EoT -3.05 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: 1971-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)