पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra33.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:56
Yamaganda05:28 – 07:13
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:42
Varjyam06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:28 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:13 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:12 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:56 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:41 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:26 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:41 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:56 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:12 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:13 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870581.27
Julian Day2459046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.79°
🪷 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 (24.1399°), declination 21.31°, EoT -5.68 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: 2020-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)