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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.58°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra3.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.43°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha113.97°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.76°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra49.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani238.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:56
Varjyam06:04 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:29 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:56 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:41 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:25 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:41 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:56 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:29 (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 Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869486.27
Julian Day2457951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.05°
🪷 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 (24.0980°), declination 21.19°, EoT -5.77 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: 2017-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)