पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 28, 1995 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.27°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha288.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra272.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani320.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:12
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:24
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:18
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:57 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:24 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:24 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:57 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

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 Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861311.27
Julian Day2449776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.28°
🪷 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 (23.7854°), declination -8.21°, EoT -13.22 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: 1995-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)