पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 16, 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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.42°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra88.53°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha259.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.55°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra285.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani235.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:57
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:19 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:57 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:49 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:57 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:19 (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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869273.27
Julian Day2457738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.49°
🪷 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 (24.0899°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.72 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: 2016-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)