पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 27, 2015 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 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.86°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra90.61°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.48°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.20°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra211.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani226.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:39 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:36
Varjyam07:51 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:24 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:43 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:21 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:39 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:39 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:21 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:43 – 07:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868918.27
Julian Day2457383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.37°
🪷 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 (24.0763°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2015-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)