पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · December 15, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।
"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra222.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha258.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra232.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani159.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:43
Varjyam07:27 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga07:00 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866715.27
Julian Day2455180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.94°
🪷 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 (23.9921°), declination -23.26°, EoT 4.18 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: 2009-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)