पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 17, 2002 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.39°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra4.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha314.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.03°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani45.31°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 18:48
Yamaganda12:47 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:47 – 17:18
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:46 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:16 – 09:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:47 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:47 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:47 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:48 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:47 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:47 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:47 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:16 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863885.27
Julian Day2452350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8838°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.11°
🪷 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 (23.8838°), declination -1.48°, EoT -9.06 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: 2002-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)