पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha320.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani286.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:23
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:18 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870834.27
Julian Day2459299.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.53°
🪷 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 (24.1496°), declination 2.23°, EoT -6.26 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: 2021-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)