पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 31, 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra341.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha267.65°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra333.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani146.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:45
Varjyam07:50 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:23 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:45 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:29 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:45 – 07:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866397.27
Julian Day2454862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.42°
🪷 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 (23.9799°), declination -17.39°, EoT -13.53 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: 2009-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)