पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 3, 2017 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।

"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.72°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	107.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	359.98°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.73°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	337.89°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	242.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:18 – 13:59
Yamaganda	07:16 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla	10:37 – 12:18
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:35 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:16 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:57 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:37 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:18 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:59 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:40 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:01 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:20 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:40 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:59 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:18 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:37 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:57 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:16 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869411.27
Julian Day	2457876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0952°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.95°

🪷 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 (24.0952°), declination 15.68°, EoT 3.15 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: 2017-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)