पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · December 21, 2025 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 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.20°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra256.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.74°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha227.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.36°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra240.87°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani331.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 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 Kāla16:27 – 17:47
Yamaganda12:25 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:27
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 Udveg07:03 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:44 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:44 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872565.27
Julian Day2461030.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.70°
🪷 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 (24.2158°), 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: 2025-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)