पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 18, 2021 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.19 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु।।16.19।।

"16.19 Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	68.64°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	2.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.17°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	9.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:14 – 18:51
Yamaganda	12:21 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:36 – 17:14
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:50 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:28 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:06 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:21 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:36 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:14 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:51 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:14 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:36 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:21 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:06 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:28 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870857.27
Julian Day	2459322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.54°

🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 10.85°, EoT 0.51 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: 2021-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)