पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 22, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.54°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha20.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.02°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani219.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:25 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:20
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:53 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:46 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868669.27
Julian Day2457134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.73°
🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.03°, EoT 1.40 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: 2015-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)