पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 6, 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 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra35.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha114.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.15°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra154.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani249.08°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:22 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:50
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Amṛta05:41 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:50 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:31 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:31 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:50 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869871.27
Julian Day2458336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1128°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.45°
🪷 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 (24.1128°), declination 16.75°, EoT -5.59 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: 2018-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)