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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.00°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra167.88°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.90°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha197.27°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra141.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani271.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:06
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:15
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala06:24 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870673.27
Julian Day2459138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.05°
🪷 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 (24.1434°), declination -8.99°, EoT 15.05 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: 2020-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)