पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 18, 2017 CE

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🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.75°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha186.71°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.23°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra160.18°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:23
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869579.27
Julian Day2458044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.20°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.62°, EoT 15.40 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: 2017-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)