पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 18, 1978 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।

"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	77.42°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.46°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	350.25°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.36°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	347.17°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	121.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:23 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:23 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:46 – 11:16
Yamaganda	14:17 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla	06:45 – 08:16
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta	09:34 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:45 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:16 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:46 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:16 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:47 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:17 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:47 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:18 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:48 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:18 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:47 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:17 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:47 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:16 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:46 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:16 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°

Longitude: 73.0243°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855120.27
Julian Day	2443585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.37°

🪷 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 (23.5486°), declination -1.16°, EoT -8.76 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: 1978-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)