पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · October 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.4 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।

सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
"10.4 Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.52°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra260.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha194.69°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.83°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra194.54°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.57°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:32
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869942.27
Julian Day2458407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.61°
🪷 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 (24.1155°), declination -8.80°, EoT 15.05 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: 2018-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)