पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 4, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.46°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra255.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.78°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha170.21°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra179.38°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani174.70°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:55
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga06:30 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867373.27
Julian Day2455838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.81°
🪷 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 (24.0172°), declination -4.15°, EoT 12.10 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: 2011-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)