पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 14, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya87.25°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra63.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.75°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha75.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra124.18°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:42
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 14:12
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:27 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:12 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:57 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:42 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:27 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:42 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:57 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:12 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:27 (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)1868752.27
Julian Day2457217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.67°
🪷 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 (24.0700°), declination 21.75°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-07-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)