पञ्चाङ्ग — Jodhpur, Rajasthan · December 25, 2103 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 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.23°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra195.68°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra211.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani221.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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)03:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 19 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 – 18:19
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: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901057.27
Julian Day2489522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.39°
🪷 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 (25.3055°), declination -23.41°, 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: 2103-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)