पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha303.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.11°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:25
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:01 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:49 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:49 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869701.27
Julian Day2458166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.88°
🪷 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 (24.1063°), declination -12.06°, EoT -14.49 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: 2018-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)