पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 11, 2019 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

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BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	113.99°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	243.88°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.05°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	94.72°	Karka	Puṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.38°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	112.84°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	260.84°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:37 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:59 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla	18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:59 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:28 – 19:09
Yamaganda	12:26 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla	15:47 – 17:28
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:24 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:05 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:26 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:07 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:47 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:28 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:09 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:28 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:47 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:07 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:26 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:05 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:24 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870241.27
Julian Day	2458706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1269°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	128.07°

🪷 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 (24.1269°), declination 15.40°, EoT -4.91 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: 2019-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)