पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.21 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं

क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति।

एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना

गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते।।9.21।।
"9.21 Yet although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, nevertheless, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfill their own desires, they must de…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra161.54°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha190.87°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.74°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra227.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:33
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:59 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869224.27
Julian Day2457689.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.76°
🪷 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 (24.0880°), declination -13.20°, EoT 16.40 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: 2016-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)