पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 12, 1972 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra215.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.48°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha247.24°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.03°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra301.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani36.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:06
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:46
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:28 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:47 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:07 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:07 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:47 – 07:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852863.27
Julian Day2441328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.37°
🪷 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 (23.4623°), declination -21.81°, EoT -8.27 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: 1972-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)