पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 5, 1981 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra33.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha29.69°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra28.34°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani159.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:32
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 14:14
Varjyam06:31 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Roga05:58 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:53 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:32 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:32 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:53 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 05:58 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856264.27
Julian Day2444729.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.32°
🪷 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 (23.5923°), declination 16.18°, EoT 3.35 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: 1981-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)