पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 16, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra129.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.68°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha6.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.06°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra59.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani120.37°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:36
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:15
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

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 Roga05:51 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:15 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:56 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:36 – 19:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:17 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:36 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:56 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:15 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 05:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855179.27
Julian Day2443644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.46°
🪷 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 18.97°, EoT 3.74 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: 1978-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)