पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 15, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.35°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra215.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.37°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha107.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.28°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra153.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani191.66°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:45
Yamaganda05:47 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:46
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Śubha05:47 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:05 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:45 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:25 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:04 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:25 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:45 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:05 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868054.27
Julian Day2456519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.43°
🪷 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 (24.0433°), declination 14.05°, EoT -4.18 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: 2013-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)