पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 3, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.11°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra10.03°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha348.75°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra302.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani298.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:07 – 18:42
Yamaganda12:25 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:07
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:08 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:07 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:07 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871207.27
Julian Day2459672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.10°
🪷 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 (24.1639°), declination 5.24°, EoT -3.71 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: 2022-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)