पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 16, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.38°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha146.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.92°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani342.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:35
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:26
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:35 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:13 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:35 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861846.27
Julian Day2450311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.84°
🪷 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 (23.8058°), declination 13.70°, EoT -3.97 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: 1996-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)