पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 26, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.39°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra169.75°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.96°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha79.41°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.71°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.78°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani274.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:37 – 19:21
Yamaganda12:27 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:54 – 17:37
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:34 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 09:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:01 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:54 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:37 – 19:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:21 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:37 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:54 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:01 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:34 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870591.27
Julian Day2459056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.97°
🪷 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 (24.1403°), declination 19.36°, EoT -6.19 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: 2020-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)