पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra279.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.53°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra347.46°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.26°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:18
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:24 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869425.27
Julian Day2457890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.22°
🪷 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 (24.0957°), declination 19.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 2017-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)