पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · December 29, 2012 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 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra80.39°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha241.86°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.63°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra231.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani195.01°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:27
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:06 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867825.27
Julian Day2456290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0345°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.71°
🪷 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 (24.0345°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2012-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)