पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 22, 1978 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।
"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.27°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra148.54°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha224.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.07°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra203.28°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani140.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:00
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:22 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:41 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:41 – 07:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855399.27
Julian Day2443864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.71°
🪷 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 (23.5593°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 1978-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)