पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 1, 1998 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।

"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	224.80°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	8.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	158.19°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	226.32°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.84°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	232.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	3.59°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:16 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:07 – 16:27
Yamaganda	09:48 – 11:08
Gulika Kāla	12:28 – 13:47
Varjyam	07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta	09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:09 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:29 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:48 – 11:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:08 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:28 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:47 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:07 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:27 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:47 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:27 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:07 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:47 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:28 – 02:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:08 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:48 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:29 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°

Longitude: 73.0243°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862683.27
Julian Day	2451148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.76°

🪷 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 (23.8378°), declination -21.74°, EoT 10.13 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: 1998-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)