पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 20, 2017 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.23°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra263.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.28°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha229.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.46°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani245.73°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 13:55
Yamaganda08:40 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:36
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:21 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:40 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:59 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:51 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:59 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:40 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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)1869642.27
Julian Day2458107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.44°
🪷 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 (24.1040°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2026-05-14T05:21:48.989Z