पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 8, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.30°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha282.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani124.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:16
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:52
Varjyam07:47 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:42 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:29 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 05:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:42 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855082.27
Julian Day2443547.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.53°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5471°), declination -15.15°, EoT -14.45 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: 1978-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)