पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 22, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra214.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.28°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha152.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra79.64°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani342.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:54
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 11:04
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:13 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:40 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:54 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:31 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:08 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:31 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:54 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:40 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861852.27
Julian Day2450317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.37°
🪷 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 (23.8061°), declination 11.74°, EoT -2.54 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: 1996-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)