पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · October 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.5 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।

भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः।।10.5।।
"10.5 Harmlessness, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame and failure, all these, the characteristics of beings, spring from Me only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.51°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra272.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha196.17°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra194.12°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.63°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:23
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha06:37 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869943.27
Julian Day2458408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.26°
🪷 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 (24.1155°), declination -9.17°, EoT 15.23 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: 2018-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)