पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 4, 1973 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.14 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते।।14.14।।
"14.14 When Purity prevails, the soul on quitting the body passes on to the pure regions where live those who know the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1380
Malayalam Era: 1149
Nanakshahi: 504
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra307.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha335.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra310.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani50.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:13 – 18:41
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla15:46 – 17:13
Varjyam07:29 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Udveg07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:27 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:55 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:50 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:18 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:46 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:13 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:41 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:13 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:46 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:18 – 00:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:50 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:55 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:27 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853280.27
Julian Day2441745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.13°
🪷 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 (23.4782°), declination -6.55°, EoT -12.45 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: 1973-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)