पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra113.17°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.45°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha344.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani194.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:50
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:38
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:02 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:50 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:13 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:13 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:50 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867937.27
Julian Day2456402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0388°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.85°
🪷 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 (24.0388°), declination 11.52°, EoT 0.97 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: 2013-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)