पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 31, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.46°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra88.30°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.07°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha89.50°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra99.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani261.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:10
Yamaganda07:20 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:27
Varjyam06:11 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha05:37 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:53 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:18 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:53 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870230.27
Julian Day2458695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.65°
🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.37°, EoT -6.07 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: 2019-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)