पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 18, 2015 CE

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अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।

"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	158.20°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.59°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	142.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	126.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	116.89°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	214.19°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:52 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:57 – 17:34
Yamaganda	09:26 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla	12:41 – 14:19
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:11 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:49 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:26 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:04 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:41 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:19 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:57 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:34 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:12 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:34 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:57 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:19 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:41 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:04 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:26 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:49 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2389°

Longitude: 73.0243°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 224 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868787.27
Julian Day	2457252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.99°

🪷 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 (24.0713°), declination 13.25°, EoT -3.53 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: 2015-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)