पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · January 8, 2072 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।
"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.91°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha252.82°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra228.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani196.44°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:25 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:06
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:06 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:25 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:25 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:06 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5173
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889384.27
Julian Day2477849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.31°
🪷 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 (24.8591°), declination -22.28°, EoT -6.70 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: 2072-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)