पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.36°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha244.74°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.72°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra215.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.51°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:37
Varjyam07:28 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Chala07:03 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:03 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:03 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 07:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869623.27
Julian Day2458088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.87°
🪷 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 (24.1033°), declination -21.80°, EoT 10.13 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: 2017-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)