पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 21, 2003 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 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra245.36°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha25.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.55°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra335.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani61.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:23
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:37
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:50
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:37 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:50 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:27 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:50 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:37 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864285.27
Julian Day2452750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.69°
🪷 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 (23.8991°), declination 11.66°, EoT 1.19 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: 2003-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)