पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 18, 2016 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।
प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 121.45° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 296.74° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 222.41° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 148.61° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 150.67° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 140.93° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 225.52° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:49 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:01 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:25 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:39 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:33 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:03 – 04:56 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:43 – 05:49 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:58 – 12:51 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:37 – 15:30 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:49 – 19:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:01 – 19:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:46 – 20:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:58 – 00:51 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:04 – 15:43 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 05:49 – 07:28 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:07 – 10:46 |
| Varjyam | 06:22 – 06:43 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:54 – 09:20 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 05:49 – 07:28 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 07:28 – 09:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:07 – 10:46 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:46 – 12:25 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:25 – 14:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 14:04 – 15:43 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 15:43 – 17:22 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 17:22 – 19:01 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 19:01 – 20:22 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 20:22 – 21:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 21:43 – 23:04 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 23:04 – 00:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:25 – 01:46 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:46 – 03:07 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:07 – 04:28 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 04:28 – 05:49 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869153.27 · 5117.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457618.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0853° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 174.30° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0853°) · declination 13.01° · EoT -3.53 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2016-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)