पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · April 21, 2023 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra17.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.80°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani310.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:14
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 Chala06:02 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:49 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871590.27
Julian Day2460055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.63°
🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.71°, EoT 1.19 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: 2023-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)