पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.06°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra100.84°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.87°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha229.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra202.45°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani256.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:35
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 13:57
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:24 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:42 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:42 – 07:24 (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)1870012.27
Julian Day2458477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.08°
🪷 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 (24.1182°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2018-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)