पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · September 16, 2016 CE

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BG 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।

मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।

"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami

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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

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.53°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	319.23°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	238.57°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	143.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	176.44°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	226.40°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:43 – 12:15
Yamaganda	15:20 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla	07:38 – 09:10
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:05 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:38 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:43 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:15 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:48 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:20 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:53 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:25 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:53 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:20 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:48 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:15 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:10 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:38 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śatabhiṣā 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

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869182.27
Julian Day	2457647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.01°

🪷 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 (24.0864°), declination 2.54°, EoT 5.87 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: 2016-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)