पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 26, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.19 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः।।12.19।।
"12.19 Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.47°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra206.10°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha233.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani349.76°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:01
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:43 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:01 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:20 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:20 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:01 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:43 – 07:24 (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 Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862343.27
Julian Day2450808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.24°
🪷 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 (23.8248°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 1997-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)