पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · November 7, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.97°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra281.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha206.94°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.77°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra239.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani230.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:47
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:08 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:29 – 19:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:08 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869234.27
Julian Day2457699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.88°
🪷 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 (24.0884°), declination -16.35°, EoT 16.09 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: 2016-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)