पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · May 18, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.33°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra162.49°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha8.80°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra45.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani352.13°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:37 – 19:18
Yamaganda12:34 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla15:56 – 17:37
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:50 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:15 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:56 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:37 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:18 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:37 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:56 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:15 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 05:50 (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)1862121.27
Julian Day2450586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.45°
🪷 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 (23.8164°), declination 19.52°, EoT 3.69 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: 1997-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)