पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 9, 1998 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra39.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha241.77°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra276.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani350.19°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:06
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:47 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:06 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:26 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:26 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:06 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:47 – 07:27 (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 Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862357.27
Julian Day2450822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.96°
🪷 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 (23.8254°), declination -22.15°, EoT -7.10 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: 1998-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)