पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 25, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.26 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।

अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्।।5.26।।
"5.26 Saints who know their Selves, who control their minds, and feel neither desire nor anger, find Eternal Bliss everywhere." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra247.60°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha331.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra293.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani297.27°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:24
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871198.27
Julian Day2459663.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.02°
🪷 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 (24.1635°), declination 1.74°, EoT -6.58 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: 2022-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)