पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 16, 1981 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 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.40°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra123.85°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha243.68°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.33°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra281.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani176.53°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:53
Yamaganda08:38 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:34
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:57 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:57 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856489.27
Julian Day2444954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.91°
🪷 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 (23.6009°), declination -23.30°, EoT 3.72 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: 1981-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)