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

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra328.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha104.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:22 – 19:02
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:22
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:04 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:02 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:22 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:04 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 05:48 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870248.27
Julian Day2458713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.66°
🪷 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 (24.1272°), declination 13.24°, EoT -3.53 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: 2019-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)