पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 26, 2018 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra26.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha267.06°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.96°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:33 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:08
Varjyam07:52 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:25 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:29 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:29 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869679.27
Julian Day2458144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.39°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -18.76°, EoT -12.54 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: 2018-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)