पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 8, 2009 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 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra40.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha282.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra310.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani147.53°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:23
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:25
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Śubha07:27 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:46 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:25 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:45 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:04 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:04 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:45 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:25 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:46 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866374.27
Julian Day2454839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.63°
🪷 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 (23.9790°), declination -22.24°, EoT -6.70 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: 2009-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)