पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra175.33°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha214.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra185.78°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:46
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:04 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:21 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:21 – 07:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869990.27
Julian Day2458455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.24°
🪷 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 (24.1173°), declination -22.06°, EoT 9.36 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: 2018-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)