पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · December 11, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra276.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha214.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra190.89°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:39 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:41
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:58 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:18 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:18 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869998.27
Julian Day2458463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.88°
🪷 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 (24.1176°), declination -22.98°, EoT 5.99 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: 2018-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)