पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 24, 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 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra201.44°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.80°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha351.76°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.06°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra32.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani120.02°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:36
Gulika Kāla14:13 – 15:51
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:36 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:13 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:51 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:28 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:05 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:28 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:51 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:13 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:36 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:07 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855157.27
Julian Day2443622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.02°
🪷 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 (23.5500°), declination 12.69°, EoT 1.80 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: 1978-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)