पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 17, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.44°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra145.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.20°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha4.01°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.25°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra349.27°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani127.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:37
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:51
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:48 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866108.27
Julian Day2454573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.83°
🪷 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 (23.9688°), declination 10.55°, EoT 0.26 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: 2008-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)