पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 23, 2014 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.40°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha4.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.11°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra324.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani207.03°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:24 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:20
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:16 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:54 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:16 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868305.27
Julian Day2456770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.82°
🪷 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 (24.0529°), declination 12.45°, EoT 1.60 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: 2014-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)