पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · March 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra229.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.60°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha340.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.92°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani253.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:49
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:52
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:55 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:49 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:49 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 06:55 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869721.27
Julian Day2458186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.28°
🪷 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 (24.1070°), declination -4.58°, EoT -11.28 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: 2018-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)