पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 23, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.69 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।

यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।
"2.69 The saint is awake when the world sleeps, and he ignores that for which the world lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.34°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra211.38°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha127.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra80.54°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani88.43°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:27
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:40
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:53
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:14 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:27 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:40 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:53 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:30 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:07 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:30 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:53 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:40 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:27 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864775.27
Julian Day2453240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.08°
🪷 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 (23.9179°), declination 11.38°, EoT -2.27 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: 2004-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)