पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 20, 2005 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.14°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha340.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.40°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra11.20°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani87.08°MithunaPunarvasu 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)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 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 Kāla12:37 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:37
Varjyam06:42 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:50 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:04 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:50 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865015.27
Julian Day2453480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.31°
🪷 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 (23.9270°), declination 11.49°, EoT 0.97 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: 2005-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)