पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 16, 1997 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra4.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha249.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra253.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani338.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:28
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:27
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:27 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:07 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:27 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:08 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:48 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:27 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861999.27
Julian Day2450464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.50°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8117°), declination -20.96°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T11:00:26.093Z