पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 18, 1985 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.69°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.02°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha304.85°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra349.52°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani213.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:02
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:43
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:37 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:43 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:43 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:52 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:02 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:37 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857649.27
Julian Day2446114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.54°
🪷 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 (23.6453°), declination -11.70°, EoT -14.43 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: 1985-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)