पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 24, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra199.31°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha322.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra302.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani265.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:35
Yamaganda12:28 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 17:03
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:53 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:28 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:35 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:28 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:53 – 06:21 (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)1870101.27
Julian Day2458566.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.38°
🪷 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 (24.1216°), declination 1.24°, EoT -6.90 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: 2019-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)