पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra292.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha357.62°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra51.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani254.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:23
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:59
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:31 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869781.27
Julian Day2458246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.50°
🪷 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 (24.1093°), declination 17.03°, EoT 3.58 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: 2018-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)