पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 31, 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra272.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha234.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra279.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani349.87°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 14:00
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:41
Varjyam07:52 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:26 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:44 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:03 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:03 – 05:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:44 – 07:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862348.27
Julian Day2450813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.55°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8250°), declination -23.10°, EoT -3.26 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: 1997-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)