पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · October 1, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.73°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra243.90°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha187.55°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra157.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani206.21°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:10
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:14 (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)1868466.27
Julian Day2456931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.88°
🪷 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 (24.0590°), declination -3.09°, EoT 11.17 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: 2014-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)