पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 16, 2014 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 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.93°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra190.66°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.88°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha350.85°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra316.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani207.49°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:02
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:27
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:06 (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)1868298.27
Julian Day2456763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.15°
🪷 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 (24.0526°), declination 10.03°, EoT 0.02 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: 2014-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)