पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 8, 1981 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1388

Malayalam Era: 1157

Nanakshahi: 512

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	354.54°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	39.69°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	353.59°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	336.02°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	354.99°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	161.71°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:40 – 14:15
Yamaganda	07:57 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla	11:06 – 12:40
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Labha	06:22 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:57 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:31 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:06 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:40 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:15 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:49 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:23 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:58 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:23 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:49 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:15 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:40 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:06 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:31 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:57 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°

Longitude: 73.0243°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856237.27
Julian Day	2444702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.11°

🪷 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 (23.5913°), declination 7.11°, EoT -2.19 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: 1981-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)