पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 31, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.83°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra189.69°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha204.48°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra240.82°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani351.45°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:34
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862287.27
Julian Day2450752.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.82°
🪷 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 (23.8227°), declination -14.06°, EoT 16.45 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: 1997-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)