पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 19, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra23.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha0.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra2.67°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.93°MīnaRevatī P2

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:15
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:32
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla07:11 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:32 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:54 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:54 – 05:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:32 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1.27
Julian Day588466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.86°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.00°, EoT -14.37 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: -3101-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)