पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 21, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra111.77°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha112.67°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.41°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra105.57°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani9.72°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:55 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:27
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:55 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:55 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:12 (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 + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862581.27
Julian Day2451046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.92°
🪷 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 (23.8339°), declination 12.24°, EoT -2.80 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: 1998-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)