पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 20, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।

"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	93.66°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	84.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.96°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	73.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	267.46°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	50.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	274.55°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 53 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 06 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:24 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla	19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:15 – 08:59
Yamaganda	10:43 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla	14:11 – 15:56
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Amṛta	05:31 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:15 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:59 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:43 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:27 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:11 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:56 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:40 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:24 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:40 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:56 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:11 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:27 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:43 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:59 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:15 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870585.27
Julian Day	2459050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.48°

🪷 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 (24.1401°), declination 20.60°, EoT -5.99 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: 2020-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)