पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 12, 2022 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha285.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:52
Gulika Kāla11:13 – 12:35
Varjyam07:36 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha07:09 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:52 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:13 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:13 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:52 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:09 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871126.27
Julian Day2459591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.86°
🪷 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 (24.1608°), declination -21.67°, EoT -8.27 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: 2022-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)