पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · August 16, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.33°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra58.56°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha145.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra83.28°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani146.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:21 – 18:58
Yamaganda12:31 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:21
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:03 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:54 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:21 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:58 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:21 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:54 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866594.27
Julian Day2455059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.15°
🪷 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 (23.9874°), declination 13.74°, EoT -3.97 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: 2009-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)