पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · October 13, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.77°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra264.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.83°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha168.63°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra221.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:12
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:22 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871035.27
Julian Day2459500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.44°
🪷 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 (24.1573°), declination -7.79°, EoT 14.44 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: 2021-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)