पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · October 21, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.48°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra320.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha201.99°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.86°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.14°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani249.89°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:19 – 17:43
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:19
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:19 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:19 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869947.27
Julian Day2458412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.36°
🪷 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 (24.1157°), declination -10.62°, EoT 15.83 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: 2018-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)