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

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.28°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra308.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.27°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha342.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra357.24°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani287.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:34
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:48
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:34 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:34 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870847.27
Julian Day2459312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.56°
🪷 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 (24.1501°), declination 7.23°, EoT -2.19 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: 2021-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)