पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 30, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.53°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.27°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha109.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.53°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:53
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:45
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:19 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:53 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:36 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:19 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:36 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:53 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:19 – 05:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868768.27
Julian Day2457233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.53°
🪷 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 (24.0706°), declination 18.62°, EoT -6.11 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: 2015-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)