पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · February 14, 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra30.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha287.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra330.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani215.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:17
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:52
Varjyam07:44 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:15 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:40 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:28 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:28 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:40 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900743.27
Julian Day2489208.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.68°
🪷 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 (25.2935°), declination -13.30°, EoT -14.59 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: 2103-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)