पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 5, 2000 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।
"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.25°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra253.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha193.68°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra198.84°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani36.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:57
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:31 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°
Longitude: 73.0243°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863357.27
Julian Day2451822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.91°
🪷 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 (23.8636°), declination -4.79°, EoT 12.39 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: 2000-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)