पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · September 18, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra121.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.13°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha144.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra140.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani8.79°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:27
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: 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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862609.27
Julian Day2451074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.55°
🪷 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 (23.8350°), declination 2.01°, EoT 6.61 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: 1998-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)