पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 18, 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 Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra284.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.35°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha255.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.22°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani249.09°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:29
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:28
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:27 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:28 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:48 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:48 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:28 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:08 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869671.27
Julian Day2458136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.54°
🪷 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 (24.1051°), declination -20.58°, EoT -10.35 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: 2018-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)