पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 11, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.63°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha280.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.02°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra229.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:07
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:47 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:07 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:26 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:26 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:47 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866011.27
Julian Day2454476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.61°
🪷 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 (23.9651°), declination -21.92°, EoT -7.89 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: 2008-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)