पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 12, 1981 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 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra33.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha310.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.33°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra286.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani165.45°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:41
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:28
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:16 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:40 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:28 – 12:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:52 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:41 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:29 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:41 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:52 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:28 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:04 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:40 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856182.27
Julian Day2444647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.76°
🪷 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 (23.5892°), declination -13.77°, EoT -14.59 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: 1981-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)