पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 18, 1995 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.18 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे।

रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके।।8.18।।
"8.18 At the dawning of that day all objects in manifestation stream forth from the Unmanifest, and when evening falls they are dissolved into It again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra29.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.19°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha139.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.11°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani329.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:26
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:12 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861482.27
Julian Day2449947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7919°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.29°
🪷 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 (23.7919°), declination 13.30°, EoT -3.53 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: 1995-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)