पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 23, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.18 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे।

रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके।।8.18।।
"8.18 At the dawning of that day all objects in manifestation stream forth from the Unmanifest, and when evening falls they are dissolved into It again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra243.42°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha273.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra325.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani147.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:32 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:08
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:26 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:29 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:29 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:47 – 07:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866389.27
Julian Day2454854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.47°
🪷 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 (23.9796°), declination -19.45°, EoT -11.81 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: 2009-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)