पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.06°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra44.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.33°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha163.97°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra215.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani143.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:04
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:38 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:38 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866292.27
Julian Day2454757.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.23°
🪷 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 (23.9759°), declination -9.69°, EoT 15.40 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: 2008-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)