पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 29, 2018 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Also observed today
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Citrā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vajra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 14.58° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 182.62° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 268.16° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 347.38° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 205.33° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 40.93° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 254.81° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
☀️ Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:39 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:58 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:19 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:53 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:08 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:52 – 04:46 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:32 – 05:39 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:52 – 12:45 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:32 – 15:25 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:46 – 19:10 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:58 – 19:32 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:43 – 20:28 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:52 – 00:45 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 17:18 – 18:58 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 12:19 – 13:59 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:39 – 17:18 |
| Varjyam | 06:12 – 06:34 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:45 – 09:12 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 05:39 – 07:19 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 07:19 – 08:59 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:59 – 10:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:39 – 12:19 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 12:19 – 13:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:59 – 15:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:39 – 17:18 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:58 – 20:18 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 20:18 – 21:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:39 – 22:59 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:59 – 00:19 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 00:19 – 01:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:39 – 02:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:59 – 04:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 04:19 – 05:39 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5120 · Kali-5120 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869772.27 · 5119.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458237.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1090° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 169.49° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.1090°) · declination 14.40° · EoT 2.64 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2018-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)