पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · August 18, 2098 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।
"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra6.80°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.86°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha103.99°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.67°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra161.74°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani153.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:26
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:56
Varjyam06:44 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:56 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:34 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:11 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:34 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:56 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899103.27
Julian Day2487568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.32°
🪷 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 (25.2308°), declination 12.95°, EoT -3.53 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: 2098-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)