पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 20, 1979 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1386
Malayalam Era: 1155
Nanakshahi: 510
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra169.31°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha263.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra229.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani139.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:47
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:09 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:09 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855428.27
Julian Day2443893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.51°
🪷 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 (23.5604°), declination -20.28°, EoT -10.96 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: 1979-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)