पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 17, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra86.98°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.38°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha317.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani262.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:10
Yamaganda12:36 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:46
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:02 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:25 – 09:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:49 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:49 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:25 – 07:02 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870066.27
Julian Day2458531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.90°
🪷 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 (24.1202°), declination -12.14°, EoT -14.49 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: 2019-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)