पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 7, 1987 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 18.65 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Priyo 'si Me · the Sakha-Bhāva
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।18.65।।
"18.65 Dedicate thyself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate thyself before Me, and to Me thou shalt surely come. Truly do I pledge thee; thou art My own beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra353.61°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha259.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani232.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:03
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:25 – 12:44
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:46 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:25 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:44 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:01 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:44 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:25 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:46 – 07:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858337.27
Julian Day2446802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.05°
🪷 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 (23.6716°), declination -22.45°, EoT -6.29 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: 1987-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)