पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 26, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra173.07°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha112.46°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.72°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani9.65°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:16
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:39
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:52 – 17:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:28 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:04 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:28 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:52 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:14 (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 Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862586.27
Julian Day2451051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.69°
🪷 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 (23.8341°), declination 10.54°, EoT -1.42 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: 1998-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)