पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 28, 1983 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 7.3 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये।

यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।।7.3।।
"7.3 Among thousands of men scarcely one strives for perfection, and even amongst those who gain occult powers, perchance but one knows me in truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1390
Malayalam Era: 1159
Nanakshahi: 514
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.09°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra178.20°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.09°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha259.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.30°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra211.73°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani199.61°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:40
Varjyam07:51 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:25 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:43 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:21 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:21 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:43 – 07:25 (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 Year5085
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857231.27
Julian Day2445696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.32°
🪷 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 (23.6293°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.89 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: 1983-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)