पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · November 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.03°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.56°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.78°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha217.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.27°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:28
Yamaganda09:39 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:44
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:17 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:17 – 06:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867779.27
Julian Day2456244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.48°
🪷 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 (24.0327°), declination -18.02°, EoT 15.26 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: 2012-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)