पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 16, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha262.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani258.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 13:58
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:53
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:36
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:53 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:53 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:09 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870034.27
Julian Day2458499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.67°
🪷 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 (24.1190°), declination -21.02°, EoT -9.69 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: 2019-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)