पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 5, 2016 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: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra291.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha248.72°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.88°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra272.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani233.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:08
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:47 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869262.27
Julian Day2457727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.42°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0895°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.56 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:55:28.430Z