पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 28, 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra125.94°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha31.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.32°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani219.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:18
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:58
Varjyam06:13 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:40 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:18 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:57 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:18 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868675.27
Julian Day2457140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.56°
🪷 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 (24.0670°), declination 14.00°, EoT 2.49 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: 2015-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)