पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · November 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra223.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha207.63°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.40°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra223.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani212.17°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:21
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:45 – 16:03
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:14 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:45 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:03 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:03 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:45 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:14 – 06:56 (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)1868519.27
Julian Day2456984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.54°
🪷 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 (24.0611°), declination -20.29°, EoT 12.85 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: 2014-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)