पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · April 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.40 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति।

नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः।।4.40।।
"4.40 But the ignorant man, and he who has no faith, and the sceptic are lost. Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.69°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra128.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha344.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.81°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra36.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani254.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:36
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:06 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869768.27
Julian Day2458233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.72°
🪷 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 (24.1088°), declination 13.12°, EoT 1.98 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: 2018-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)