पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · September 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra45.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.25°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.84°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani248.33°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:34
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:42 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869899.27
Julian Day2458364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.02°
🪷 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 (24.1138°), declination 7.62°, EoT 1.15 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: 2018-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)