पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 29, 1995 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 11.47 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं

रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्।

तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं

यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्।।11.47।।
"11.47 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved friend! It is only through My grace and power that thou hast been able to see this vision of splendour, the Universal, the Infinite, the Original. Never has it been seen by any but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.03°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra345.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha271.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.16°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra285.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani325.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:03
Varjyam07:51 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:25 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:25 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861615.27
Julian Day2450080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.60°
🪷 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 (23.7970°), declination -23.26°, EoT -2.35 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: 1995-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)