पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha296.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani285.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:37
Yamaganda11:05 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:29
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:09 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:05 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:05 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:09 – 06:41 (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)1870816.27
Julian Day2459281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.07°
🪷 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 (24.1489°), declination -4.87°, EoT -11.53 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: 2021-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)