पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 15, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.29 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।

सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।5.29।।
"5.29 Knowing me as Him who gladly receives all offerings of austerity and sacrifice, as the Might Ruler of all the Worlds and the Friend of all beings, he passes to Eternal Peace."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.12°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha16.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra4.55°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani348.32°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:26
Yamaganda09:27 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 14:14
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:15 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:50 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:50 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:15 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862088.27
Julian Day2450553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.97°
🪷 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 (23.8151°), declination 9.72°, EoT -0.24 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: 1997-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)