पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 8, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.5 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।
"6.5 Let him seek liberation by the help of his Highest Self, and let him never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it may also be his enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra313.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.02°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha359.48°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra65.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani43.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:54
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Amṛta05:56 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:54 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:33 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:33 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:54 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 05:56 (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 Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852980.27
Julian Day2441445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.41°
🪷 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 (23.4667°), declination 17.06°, EoT 3.58 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: 1972-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)