पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 16, 2003 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.12 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च।

मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।

"8.12 Closing the gates of the body, drawing the forces of his mind into the heart and by the power of meditation concentrating his vital energy in the brain;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1410

Malayalam Era: 1179

Nanakshahi: 534

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.75°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	170.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	272.44°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	21.40°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	104.33°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	329.30°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	60.59°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:38 – 14:14
Yamaganda	07:50 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	11:02 – 12:38
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:14 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:50 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:02 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:38 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:14 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:50 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:26 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:01 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:26 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:50 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:14 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:38 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:02 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:50 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°

Longitude: 73.0243°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864280.27
Julian Day	2452745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.75°

🪷 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 (23.8989°), declination 9.92°, EoT 0.02 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: 2003-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)