पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 20, 1985 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः।

शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra171.47°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha109.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra86.98°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani207.97°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:33
Yamaganda09:26 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:41 – 14:18
Varjyam06:44 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:41 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:55 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:33 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:10 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:33 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:55 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:41 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857832.27
Julian Day2446297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.25°
🪷 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 (23.6523°), declination 12.52°, EoT -3.05 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: 1985-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)