पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 20, 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 7.14 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।

मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।7.14।।
"7.14 Verily, this Divine Illusion of Phenomenon manifesting itself in the Qualities is difficult to surmount. Only they who devote themselves to Me and to Me alone can accomplish it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.54°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra161.73°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.47°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha257.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra289.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani147.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:40
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:40 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:59 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:51 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:59 – 05:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:40 – 07:21 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866355.27
Julian Day2454820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.05°
🪷 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 (23.9783°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2008-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)