पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · November 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.46°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.05°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha222.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.12°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.14°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:30
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:45
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:50 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:13 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:13 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869963.27
Julian Day2458428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.14°
🪷 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 (24.1163°), declination -15.91°, EoT 16.19 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: 2026-05-14T05:26:49.739Z