पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · March 23, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.34 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।

संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते।।2.34।।
"2.34 Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonour is worse than death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra343.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.57°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha336.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra24.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani183.64°TulāCitrā P4

Ujjain — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:08
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:31
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:08 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:08 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867544.27
Julian Day2456009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.54°
🪷 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 (24.0238°), declination 1.12°, EoT -7.21 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: 2012-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)