पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 8, 1973 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 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1380
Malayalam Era: 1149
Nanakshahi: 504
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra95.04°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha10.34°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra31.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani56.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:03
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 Kāla15:54 – 17:33
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:14
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:56 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:33 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:13 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:33 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853345.27
Julian Day2441810.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.17°
🪷 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 (23.4807°), declination 17.00°, 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: 1973-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)