पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.56°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra2.72°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha9.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra338.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:31
Varjyam06:53 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869021.27
Julian Day2457486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.17°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 7.30°, EoT -2.19 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: 2016-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)