पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · February 8, 2041 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra25.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.84°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra335.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani179.20°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:30 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:52
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Chala07:03 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878093.27
Julian Day2466558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.32°
🪷 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 (24.4272°), declination -14.93°, EoT -14.45 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: 2041-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)