पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 16, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.10 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।12.10।।
"12.10 And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.82°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha277.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.19°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra307.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani326.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:48
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:08
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:07 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:47 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861633.27
Julian Day2450098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.63°
🪷 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 (23.7977°), declination -21.10°, EoT -9.69 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: 1996-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)