पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.95°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra168.96°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha131.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra94.29°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:08
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869525.27
Julian Day2457990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.27°
🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 10.74°, EoT -1.71 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: 2017-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)