पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · February 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha277.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra273.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:32
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:59 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:25 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:25 – 06:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868968.27
Julian Day2457433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.10°
🪷 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 (24.0782°), declination -12.93°, EoT -14.57 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: 2016-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)