पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 9, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।
"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.86°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra204.99°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.35°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha123.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra129.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani134.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 11:04
Yamaganda14:22 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:46
Varjyam06:40 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:22 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:01 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:40 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:40 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:01 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:22 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866222.27
Julian Day2454687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.55°
🪷 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 (23.9732°), declination 15.79°, EoT -5.21 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: 2008-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)