पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.04°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra181.45°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha107.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.04°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra164.68°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani248.68°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:20 – 15:58
Yamaganda06:10 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 11:04
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:10 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:20 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:58 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:36 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:14 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:36 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:58 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:20 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:10 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869881.27
Julian Day2458346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.55°
🪷 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 (24.1131°), declination 13.80°, EoT -3.97 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 at: 2026-05-14T05:22:19.166Z