पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.80°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra79.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha326.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani232.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:29 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:30 – 11:00
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:29 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:30 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:30 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868999.27
Julian Day2457464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.66°
🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -1.24°, EoT -9.06 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: 2016-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)