पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 11, 1997 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 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra346.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.90°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra286.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani340.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:04
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:16
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:17 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:16 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:40 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:40 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:16 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:29 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:17 (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 Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862025.27
Julian Day2450490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.87°
🪷 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 (23.8127°), declination -14.06°, EoT -14.58 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: 1997-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)