पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.28 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः

समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति।

तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा

विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
"11.28 As rivers in flood surge furiously to the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra291.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha279.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.31°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra332.27°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani220.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:17
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:52
Varjyam07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:12 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868606.27
Julian Day2457071.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.37°
🪷 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 (24.0644°), declination -11.80°, EoT -14.43 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: 2015-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)