पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 20, 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 6.5 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।
"6.5 Let him seek liberation by the help of his Highest Self, and let him never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it may also be his enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.5'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra154.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha14.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra10.74°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani348.93°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:04
Yamaganda12:37 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla15:50 – 17:27
Varjyam06:42 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:10 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:37 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:14 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:50 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:04 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:50 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:14 – 00:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:37 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862093.27
Julian Day2450558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8153°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.01°
🪷 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 (23.8153°), declination 11.47°, EoT 0.97 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: 1997-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)