पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 19, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra172.53°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha117.15°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.22°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra135.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.11°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:56
Yamaganda05:30 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:43
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:30 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:12 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:56 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:40 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:25 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:40 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:56 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:12 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869853.27
Julian Day2458318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.43°
🪷 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 (24.1121°), declination 20.88°, EoT -5.93 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: 2018-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)