पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 8, 2103 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra305.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha278.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra323.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani214.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:39
Yamaganda07:19 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:29
Varjyam07:47 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:19 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:43 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:29 – 12:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:52 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:16 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:39 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:39 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:16 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:52 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:29 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:43 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900737.27
Julian Day2489202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.86°
🪷 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 (25.2933°), declination -15.26°, EoT -14.45 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: 2103-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)