पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 3, 2014 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Also observed today
- विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।
तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Caturthī (4/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Prīti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 349.16° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 30.09° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 176.79° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 328.09° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 76.92° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 302.78° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 208.22° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
☀️ Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:08 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:42 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:25 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 08:18 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 21:59 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 33 Mins 05 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:28 – 05:18 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:06 – 06:08 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 12:00 – 12:50 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:31 – 15:21 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:30 – 18:54 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:42 – 19:13 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:27 – 20:12 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 00:00 – 00:50 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:59 – 15:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:08 – 07:43 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:17 – 10:51 |
| Varjyam | 06:40 – 07:00 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:04 – 09:29 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 06:08 – 07:43 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 07:43 – 09:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:17 – 10:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:51 – 12:25 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:25 – 13:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:59 – 15:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 15:33 – 17:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 17:07 – 18:42 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 18:42 – 20:07 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 20:07 – 21:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 21:33 – 22:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:59 – 00:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:25 – 01:51 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:51 – 03:17 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:17 – 04:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 04:43 – 06:08 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5115 · Kali-5115 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868285.27 · 5115.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456750.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0521° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 41.77° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 4/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0521°) · declination 5.22° · EoT -3.71 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2014-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)