पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · February 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra230.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.27°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.88°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:15 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:33
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:56 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:15 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:15 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 06:56 (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 Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869339.27
Julian Day2457804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.36°
🪷 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 (24.0924°), declination -10.91°, EoT -14.28 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: 2017-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)