पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 4, 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 11.53 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया।

शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा।।11.53।।
"11.53 Not by study of the scriptures, or by austerities, not by gifts or sacrifices, is it possible to see Me as thou hast done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.53'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra59.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha278.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.52°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra292.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani325.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:21
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:24
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:27 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:46 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:24 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:43 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:43 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:24 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:46 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861621.27
Julian Day2450086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.73°
🪷 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 -22.81°, EoT -5.02 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: 1996-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)