पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 8, 1980 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra146.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha255.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra296.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani153.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:43
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:04
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 Roga07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:25 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:45 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:45 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:25 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:47 – 07:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855781.27
Julian Day2444246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.18°
🪷 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 (23.5739°), declination -22.37°, EoT -6.70 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: 1980-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)