पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 18, 2002 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.41 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।

आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।।4.41।।
"4.41 But the man who has renounced his action for meditation, who has cleft his doubt in twain by the sword of wisdom, who remains always enthroned in his Self, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.04°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra41.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha259.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra197.75°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani61.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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)16:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:02 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 Kāla12:35 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:35
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:20 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:39 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:39 – 07:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864161.27
Julian Day2452626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.93°
🪷 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 (23.8944°), 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: 2002-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)