पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 18, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.07°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra232.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.40°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha220.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra254.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani2.99°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 09:58
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:20 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:39 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:58 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:58 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:39 – 07:20 (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 + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862700.27
Julian Day2451165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8385°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.29°
🪷 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 (23.8385°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 1998-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)