पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 8, 2008 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 18.25 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते।।18.25।।
"18.25 An action undertaken through delusion, and with no regard to the spiritual issues involved, or the real capacity of the doer, or to the injury which may follow, such an act may be assumed to be the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra258.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha275.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.34°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra225.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani134.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:51 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:54
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:09 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:51 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:51 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866008.27
Julian Day2454473.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.31°
🪷 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 (23.9650°), declination -22.34°, EoT -6.70 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: 2008-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)