पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra337.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha281.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.93°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani220.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 11:11
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:22
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:58 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 06:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868609.27
Julian Day2457074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0645°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.76°
🪷 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 (24.0645°), declination -10.73°, EoT -14.19 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: 2015-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)