पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · February 4, 2008 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 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra253.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.12°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha296.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra259.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani132.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:17 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:05 – 15:28
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:05 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:29 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:17 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:05 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:05 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:17 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:29 – 07:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866035.27
Julian Day2454500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.13°
🪷 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 (23.9660°), declination -16.46°, EoT -14.09 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: 2008-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)