पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.37°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.01°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha81.17°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra124.36°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani286.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:27
Varjyam06:06 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:56 – 17:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:40 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:24 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:40 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:56 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870951.27
Julian Day2459416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.58°
🪷 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 (24.1541°), declination 20.45°, EoT -6.05 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: 2021-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)