पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 25, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.17°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra209.00°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.85°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha135.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra82.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani272.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:16
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 14:01
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:16 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870621.27
Julian Day2459086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1414°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.26°
🪷 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 (24.1414°), declination 10.65°, EoT -1.71 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: 2020-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)