पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 9, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha262.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra299.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani268.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:16
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:13
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:09 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:51 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:51 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870392.27
Julian Day2458857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.70°
🪷 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 (24.1327°), declination -22.20°, EoT -7.10 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: 2020-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)