पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra21.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha354.24°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:02
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:27
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha06:07 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:07 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870853.27
Julian Day2459318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.78°
🪷 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 (24.1503°), declination 9.43°, EoT -0.50 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: 2021-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)