पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · May 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra337.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha18.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.51°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.77°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:25 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:23
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha05:45 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:22 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:01 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:22 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867598.27
Julian Day2456063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.56°
🪷 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 (24.0258°), declination 19.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2012-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)