पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 18, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra101.96°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.05°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha319.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani262.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:36
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:23
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:01 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:24 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:36 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:11 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:36 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:24 – 07:01 (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)1870067.27
Julian Day2458532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.17°
🪷 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 (24.1203°), declination -11.79°, EoT -14.43 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: 2019-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)