पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra43.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.18°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha21.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra49.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani310.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:16 – 18:54
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:37 – 17:16
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg05:45 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:37 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:16 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:54 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:16 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:37 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:45 (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 Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871592.27
Julian Day2460057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.84°
🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.39°, EoT 1.60 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: 2023-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)