पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 4, 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 8.12 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च।

मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।
"8.12 Closing the gates of the body, drawing the forces of his mind into the heart and by the power of meditation concentrating his vital energy in the brain;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.12'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra342.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.09°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha354.55°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati69.79°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra44.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani120.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:53
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:56
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:14 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:53 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:32 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:32 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:53 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:14 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855167.27
Julian Day2443632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.68°
🪷 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 (23.5504°), declination 15.81°, EoT 3.26 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: 1978-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)