पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 31, 2018 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।

"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.70°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	318.61°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	278.73°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	118.17°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.74°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	148.44°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	249.39°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:44 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla	19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:53 – 17:35
Yamaganda	09:02 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:27 – 14:10
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga	05:37 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:20 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:02 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:27 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:10 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:53 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:35 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:18 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:35 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:53 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:10 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:27 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:02 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:20 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869865.27
Julian Day	2458330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	218.15°

🪷 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 (24.1125°), declination 18.31°, EoT -6.07 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: 2018-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)