पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 3, 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 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.60°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra185.01°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.00°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha100.09°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.14°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra84.47°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani202.49°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:33 – 19:15
Yamaganda12:27 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:33
Varjyam06:13 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:39 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:09 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:33 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:15 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:33 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:09 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:39 (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)1868407.27
Julian Day2456872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.54°
🪷 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 (24.0568°), declination 17.56°, EoT -5.88 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: 2014-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)