पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 2, 1978 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 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra162.20°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.55°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha237.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.93°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.23°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani126.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:42
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:20
Varjyam07:52 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:26 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:45 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:42 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:42 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:45 – 07:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855045.27
Julian Day2443510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.15°
🪷 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 (23.5457°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 1978-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)