पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 19, 2012 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 9.14 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
"9.14 Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.50°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra319.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha226.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani194.14°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:36
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:21 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:39 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:39 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867815.27
Julian Day2456280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.20°
🪷 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 (24.0341°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2012-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)