पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · May 7, 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 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.81°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha34.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.17°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra340.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani206.01°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:28 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:23
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 Labha05:50 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:18 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:56 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:18 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 05:50 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868319.27
Julian Day2456784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.04°
🪷 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 (24.0534°), declination 16.75°, EoT 3.51 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: 2014-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)