पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 23, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra36.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha314.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.60°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra320.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani252.61°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:45
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:56 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 06:56 (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 Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869707.27
Julian Day2458172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.32°
🪷 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 (24.1065°), declination -9.91°, EoT -13.97 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: 2018-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)