पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 24, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.99°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra45.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha104.80°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra72.74°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani299.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:38 – 19:22
Yamaganda12:27 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:55 – 17:38
Varjyam06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:33 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:16 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:55 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:38 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:22 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:38 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:55 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:16 – 05:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871319.27
Julian Day2459784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.60°
🪷 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 (24.1681°), declination 19.90°, EoT -6.16 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: 2022-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)