पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 29, 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

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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.60°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha232.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.42°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra208.60°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani140.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:03
Varjyam07:51 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:25 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:25 (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 Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855406.27
Julian Day2443871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.49°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5595°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 1978-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)