पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · October 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.84°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra35.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha171.65°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.28°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra149.02°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani238.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:10
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:20 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:20 (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 Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869570.27
Julian Day2458035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.53°
🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -6.27°, EoT 13.49 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: 2017-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)