पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra29.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha340.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.61°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra27.54°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:26 – 14:02
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:26
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:04 (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 Tṛtīyā + 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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869761.27
Julian Day2458226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.05°
🪷 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 (24.1086°), declination 10.75°, EoT 0.51 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: 2018-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)