पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 18, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.26 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।

भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन।।7.26।।
"7.26 I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present and the future; but they do not know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.11°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra121.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.42°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha353.90°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.10°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra25.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani120.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:26
Yamaganda09:25 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 14:14
Varjyam06:44 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:50 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:02 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:50 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855151.27
Julian Day2443616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.75°
🪷 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 (23.5498°), declination 10.64°, EoT 0.51 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: 1978-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)