पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 19, 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 6.4 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।

सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते।।6.4।।
"6.4 When a man renounces even the thought of initiating action, when he is not interested in sense objects or any results which may flow from his acts, then in truth he understands spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.4'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra142.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha15.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra9.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani348.81°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 11:01
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:48
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:37 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:03 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:37 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862092.27
Julian Day2450557.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.73°
🪷 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 (23.8152°), declination 11.13°, EoT 0.74 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: 1997-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)