पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 7, 2013 CE

🪷 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 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra348.72°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha16.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra32.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani193.28°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:59
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867954.27
Julian Day2456419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0394°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.56°
🪷 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 (24.0394°), declination 16.81°, EoT 3.51 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: 2013-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)