पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 2, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra118.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha89.48°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra101.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani261.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 09:03
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:16 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870232.27
Julian Day2458697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.22°
🪷 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 (24.1266°), declination 17.87°, EoT -5.95 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: 2019-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)