पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 22, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.35°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra9.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha145.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani136.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:31
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:27
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:31 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:31 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866235.27
Julian Day2454700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.83°
🪷 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 (23.9737°), declination 11.71°, EoT -2.54 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: 2008-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)