पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 16, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra260.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.11°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha252.24°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra273.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.87°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:48
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:27
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: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 Roga07:27 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:07 – 11:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:27 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:27 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869669.27
Julian Day2458134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.32°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -20.97°, EoT -9.69 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: 2018-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)