पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 24, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।

"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	311.50°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	89.63°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	30.94°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	287.05°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	291.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra	303.71°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	283.79°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:23 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:57 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:35 – 14:00
Yamaganda	08:19 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla	11:10 – 12:35
Varjyam	07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta	09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha	06:54 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:19 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:45 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:10 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:35 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:00 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:26 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:16 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:26 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:00 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:35 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:10 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:45 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:19 – 06:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870804.27
Julian Day	2459269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	138.19°

🪷 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 (24.1484°), declination -9.44°, EoT -13.84 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: 2021-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)