पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 16, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 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: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra281.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.37°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha315.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra329.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani117.09°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:03
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865682.27
Julian Day2454147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9525°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.46°
🪷 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 (23.9525°), declination -12.52°, EoT -14.54 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: 2007-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)