पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 15, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra178.30°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.79°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha246.42°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra306.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani74.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:27
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:27
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:27 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:07 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:27 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:47 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:47 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:27 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:27 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864554.27
Julian Day2453019.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.46°
🪷 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 (23.9094°), declination -21.27°, EoT -9.35 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: 2004-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)