पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · December 21, 2021 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 3.17 · 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.22°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra85.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha257.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:27
Yamaganda09:44 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:46
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:03 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:24 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:44 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:44 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:24 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871104.27
Julian Day2459569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2021-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)