पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 27, 2016 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 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.37°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra11.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra113.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani225.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:18 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:27
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:20 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869131.27
Julian Day2457596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.37°
🪷 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 (24.0845°), declination 19.15°, EoT -6.18 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: 2016-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)