पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 17, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra141.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.17°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha7.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra60.70°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani120.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:15
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:34
Varjyam06:24 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:56 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:18 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:56 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855180.27
Julian Day2443645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.54°
🪷 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 (23.5509°), declination 19.20°, EoT 3.72 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: 1978-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)