पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 22, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra162.35°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.74°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha292.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.64°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra261.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.69°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:00
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:53
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:38
Varjyam07:36 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:53 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:53 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:09 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868214.27
Julian Day2456679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.16°
🪷 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 (24.0494°), declination -19.73°, EoT -11.54 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: 2014-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)