पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 17, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.76°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra210.64°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.19°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha107.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.70°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra75.67°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani55.53°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:57
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 11:04
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:57 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:35 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:13 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:35 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:57 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853081.27
Julian Day2441546.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.09°
🪷 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 (23.4706°), declination 13.44°, EoT -3.75 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: 1972-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)