पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 21, 2017 CE

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

Also observed today

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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra199.24°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha252.71°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.14°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra323.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani239.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:47
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla07:26 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:10 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:10 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:26 (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)1869309.27
Julian Day2457774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.97°
🪷 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 (24.0913°), declination -19.89°, EoT -11.26 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: 2026-05-14T05:21:56.970Z