पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · October 22, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.75°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra40.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha204.41°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.45°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra231.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani198.08°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:18
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:30
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:28 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:42 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868122.27
Julian Day2456587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.27°
🪷 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 (24.0459°), declination -11.05°, EoT 15.95 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: 2013-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)