पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra329.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha305.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.34°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani252.19°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:47 – 18:11
Yamaganda12:36 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:47
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:00 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:48 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:11 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:48 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869702.27
Julian Day2458167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.91°
🪷 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 -11.71°, EoT -14.43 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: 2018-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)