पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 8, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra309.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha320.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra317.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani343.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:52 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:24
Varjyam07:25 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:24 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:52 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:15 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:43 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:15 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:52 – 05:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:24 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862050.27
Julian Day2450515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.56°
🪷 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 (23.8136°), declination -4.94°, EoT -11.53 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: 2026-05-14T05:21:35.206Z