पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.02°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra308.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha4.93°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.95°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.33°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:03 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:24
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Kāla05:46 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:15 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:15 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869400.27
Julian Day2457865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.66°
🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 12.21°, EoT 1.40 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: 2017-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)