पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · December 9, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra297.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha229.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.47°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani176.74°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:43
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:22
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:17 – 09:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:38 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:38 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:17 – 06:56 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878032.27
Julian Day2466497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.68°
🪷 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 (24.4249°), declination -22.86°, EoT 6.87 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: 2040-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)