पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 8, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.31°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra359.20°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.85°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha0.97°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra13.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani120.30°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:31 – 11:06
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:57
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:31 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:49 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:49 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:31 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855141.27
Julian Day2443606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.86°
🪷 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 (23.5494°), declination 7.01°, EoT -2.19 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: 1978-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)