पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 30, 2016 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra284.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.44°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra5.74°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani231.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:46
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:32
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:55 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:32 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:32 – 05:55 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869043.27
Julian Day2457508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.28°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 14.86°, EoT 2.79 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: 2016-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)