पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 3, 1996 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra47.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha277.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.29°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra291.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani325.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:42 – 14:02
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:42
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:26 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:23 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:42 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:42 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:23 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861620.27
Julian Day2450085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.16°
🪷 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 (23.7972°), declination -22.90°, EoT -4.59 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: 1996-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)