पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 2, 2016 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra164.93°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.83°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha275.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.37°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra219.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani226.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:23
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:45
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla07:26 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:45 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:42 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:42 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:45 – 07:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868924.27
Julian Day2457389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.51°
🪷 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 (24.0765°), declination -22.98°, EoT -4.15 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: 2016-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)