पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 20, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra93.32°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.75°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha302.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.27°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani123.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:01
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:43
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · 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 Amṛta07:11 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:36 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:01 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:52 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:18 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:43 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:43 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:18 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:52 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:01 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:36 – 07:11 (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 Śukla Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855094.27
Julian Day2443559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.40°
🪷 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 (23.5476°), declination -11.10°, EoT -14.28 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: 1978-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)