पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 24, 2016 CE

Also observed today

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.10 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।

बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः।।4.10।।

"4.10 Many have merged their existences in Mine, being freed from desire, fear and anger, filled always with Me and purified by the illuminating flame of self-abnegation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	10.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	210.03°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	28.47°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	358.36°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	231.42°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:16 – 18:55
Yamaganda	12:20 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:37 – 17:16
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:02 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:20 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:37 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:55 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:16 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:37 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:20 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:02 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869037.27
Julian Day	2457502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	202.21°

🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 12.95°, EoT 1.80 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: 2016-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)