पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 20, 2020 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha281.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:15 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:22
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:09 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:15 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:15 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870403.27
Julian Day2458868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.92°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.27°, EoT -10.96 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: 2020-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)