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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	151.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.54°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	52.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	288.87°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:44 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla	19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 12:22
Yamaganda	15:55 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla	07:03 – 08:50
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Chala	05:17 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:03 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:22 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:08 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:55 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:41 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:27 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:41 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:55 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:08 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:22 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:03 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870918.27
Julian Day	2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.73°

🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)