पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 15, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.20°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra30.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.48°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha116.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra98.22°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 11:04
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:48
Varjyam06:42 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Kāla06:10 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:42 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:20 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:15 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:20 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:42 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862575.27
Julian Day2451040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8337°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.35°
🪷 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 (23.8337°), declination 14.16°, EoT -4.18 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: 1998-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)