पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 27, 2014 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 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.90°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra100.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.22°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha85.98°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra75.97°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani202.38°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:37 – 19:20
Yamaganda12:27 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:54 – 17:37
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:35 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 09:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:01 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:54 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:37 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:20 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:37 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:54 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:01 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868400.27
Julian Day2456865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.34°
🪷 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 (24.0565°), declination 19.26°, EoT -6.18 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: 2014-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)