पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · February 20, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra251.71°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha282.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra347.47°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani145.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:48
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Chala06:56 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 06:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866417.27
Julian Day2454882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.33°
🪷 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 (23.9807°), declination -10.93°, EoT -14.28 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: 2009-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)