पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 28, 2000 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra297.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha1.84°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra2.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani24.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:19
Varjyam06:36 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:03 (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 Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863197.27
Julian Day2451662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.38°
🪷 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 (23.8575°), declination 14.20°, EoT 2.49 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: 2000-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)