पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 3, 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 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra327.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha7.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra26.78°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani350.47°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:56
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:38
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:31 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:31 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 05:59 (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)1862106.27
Julian Day2450571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.89°
🪷 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 (23.8158°), declination 15.63°, EoT 3.15 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: 1997-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)