पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 18, 2014 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra113.82°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.31°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha286.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.15°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.42°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:47
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:48 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:09 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:09 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:48 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:27 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868210.27
Julian Day2456675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.21°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0492°), declination -20.59°, EoT -10.35 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 at: 2026-05-14T05:22:22.184Z