पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · February 18, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.53°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra228.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra346.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani145.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 14:07
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:41
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:57 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866415.27
Julian Day2454880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.67°
🪷 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 (23.9806°), declination -11.64°, EoT -14.43 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: 2009-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)