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

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।
"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.21°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra235.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha260.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra233.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani159.69°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)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 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 Kāla12:23 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:21 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:23
Varjyam07:27 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:21 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:42 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:42 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:21 – 07:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866716.27
Julian Day2455181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.99°
🪷 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 -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2009-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)