पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · June 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya69.14°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra165.49°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha46.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.78°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:56
Yamaganda05:19 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:37
Varjyam05:54 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:19 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:56 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:42 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:29 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:42 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:56 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868733.27
Julian Day2457198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.47°
🪷 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 (24.0692°), declination 23.40°, EoT -2.28 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: 2015-06-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)