पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 24, 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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.57°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra191.09°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha258.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.62°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra294.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani236.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:19
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:42
Varjyam07:49 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:23 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:42 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:19 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:19 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:42 – 07:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869281.27
Julian Day2457746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.45°
🪷 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 (24.0902°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2016-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)