पञ्चाङ्ग — Indore, Madhya Pradesh · January 8, 2043 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha251.73°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra215.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani201.21°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:15
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:12
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:09 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:51 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:51 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878792.27
Julian Day2467257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.17°
🪷 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 (24.4540°), declination -22.28°, EoT -6.70 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: 2043-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)