पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 6, 2008 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha294.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani130.16°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:46
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:22
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:25 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:54 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:22 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:50 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:18 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:14 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:14 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:18 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:50 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:22 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:54 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:25 – 06:57 (auspicious)

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866066.27
Julian Day2454531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.80°
🪷 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 (23.9672°), declination -5.58°, EoT -12.00 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: 2008-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)