पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 15, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra117.29°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha4.95°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.86°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra58.28°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani120.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:55
Varjyam06:25 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:55 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:36 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:17 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:36 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:55 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 05:52 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855178.27
Julian Day2443643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.59°
🪷 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 (23.5508°), declination 18.74°, EoT 3.76 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: 1978-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)