पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · September 1, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra225.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha134.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.18°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.54°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani113.85°KarkaAśleṣā P3

Indore, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 09:17
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:43 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:43 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.7196°
Longitude: 75.8577°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865514.27
Julian Day2453979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9461°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.96°
🪷 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 (23.9461°), declination 8.39°, EoT 0.48 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: 2006-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)