पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 4, 2015 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.31°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	336.82°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	92.53°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	118.87°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	124.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:43 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:15 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla	19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:51 – 17:33
Yamaganda	09:03 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:27 – 14:09
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:39 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:03 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:27 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:09 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:51 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:33 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:15 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:33 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:51 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:09 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:27 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:03 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868773.27
Julian Day	2457238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.80°

🪷 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 (24.0708°), declination 17.36°, EoT -5.79 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: 2015-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)