पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 14, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.08°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani251.84°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:17
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:52
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:15 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:39 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:28 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:06 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:06 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:28 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:39 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869698.27
Julian Day2458163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.64°
🪷 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 (24.1061°), declination -13.09°, EoT -14.59 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: 2018-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)