पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 7, 1995 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra18.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha287.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra248.70°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani317.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:02
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:15
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:20 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:43 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:15 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:15 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:29 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:43 – 07:20 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861290.27
Julian Day2449755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.31°
🪷 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 (23.7846°), declination -15.50°, EoT -14.38 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: 1995-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)