पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.26 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः

सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः।

भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ

सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।
"11.26 All these sons of Dhritarashtra, with the hosts of princes, Bheeshma, Drona and Karna, as well as the other warrior chiefs belonging to our side;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra150.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha248.73°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.91°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:49
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:08
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:07 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:07 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:47 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869305.27
Julian Day2457770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.26°
🪷 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 (24.0911°), declination -20.73°, EoT -10.03 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: 2017-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)