पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 22, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra117.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.51°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha305.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.28°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra317.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani123.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:26 – 12:52
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:35 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:00 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:26 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:26 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:00 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:35 – 07:09 (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)1855096.27
Julian Day2443561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.44°
🪷 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 (23.5477°), declination -10.38°, EoT -14.08 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: 1978-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)