पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · November 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha209.64°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra164.94°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:27
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:45
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:58 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 06:58 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868878.27
Julian Day2457343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.35°
🪷 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 (24.0748°), declination -18.86°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)