पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra309.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:42
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:27
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870809.27
Julian Day2459274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.63°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.56°, EoT -13.04 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: 2021-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)