पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 26, 1995 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.56°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra126.78°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.29°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha152.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra130.02°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani328.96°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 11:03
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:51
Varjyam06:46 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:52 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:52 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861490.27
Julian Day2449955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.71°
🪷 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 (23.7922°), declination 10.63°, EoT -1.42 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: 1995-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)